Overview

Disability is an umbrella term for any or all of the following components, all of which may also be influenced by environmental and personal factors:

  • impairment—problems in body function or structure
  • activity limitation—difficulties in executing activities
  • participation restriction—problems an individual may experience in involvement in life situations.

More reports and statistics on disability can be found under Disability services.

Latest findings

43,500 NDA service users had autism 164,000 Australians had autism in 2015 48% of working-age (aged 15–64) people with disability are employed, compared with 79% without disability. 32% of adults with disability experience high/very high psychological distress, compared with 8% without disability. 47% of adults with disability have experienced violence after the age of 15, compared with 36% without disability. Almost 4 in 5 NDA service users with autism were aged under 25 24% of adults with disability experience very good or excellent health, compared with 65% of without disability. Males were 4 times as likely as females to have autism 83% of Australians with autism were aged under 25

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Highlights

1 in 150Australians has autism
1 in 5 Australians are estimated to have disability, or about 4.3 million people
24% of adultswith disability experience good or excellent health, compared with 65% without disability
1 in 11people (aged 15+) with disability experienced disability discrimination in the last year