Overview

People with disability interact with every aspect of social policy and programs in Australia. They access both specialist and mainstream services across a wide variety of areas. Many also receive support through informal carers.

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

Latest findings

In 2017–18, about 280,000 people used services under the National Disability Agreement (NDA) About 1 in 7 (14%) of NDA service users transitioned to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) during the year Almost three-quarters (71%) of NDA service users aged 15 and over who were in the labour force were unemployed Most (95%) of NDA service users were aged under 65, with an average age of 37

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Highlights

About 280,000people used services under the National Disability Agreement (NDA) in 2017–18
About 1 in 7(14%) NDA service users transitioned to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) during the year
95%Most NDA service users were aged under 65, with an average age of 37
71%Almost three-quarters of NDA service users aged 15 and over who were in the labour force were unemployed