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

Males were 4 times as likely as females to have autism At age 65, Australians can expect to live, on average, over half of their remaining years with some level of disability Almost 4 in 5 NDA service users with autism were aged under 25 164,000 Australians had autism in 2015 83% of Australians with autism were aged under 25 At birth, Australians can expect to live, on average, over one-fifth of their lives with some level of disability 43,500 NDA service users had autism

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