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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2019. People with disability in Australia. Cat. no. DIS 72. Canberra: AIHW. Viewed 02 June 2020, https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/disability/people-with-disability-in-australia
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2019). People with disability in Australia. Retrieved from https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/disability/people-with-disability-in-australia
People with disability in Australia. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 03 September 2019, https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/disability/people-with-disability-in-australia
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. People with disability in Australia [Internet]. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2019 [cited 2020 Jun. 2]. Available from: https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/disability/people-with-disability-in-australia
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2019, People with disability in Australia, viewed 2 June 2020, https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/disability/people-with-disability-in-australia
People with disability in Australia brings together information from a range of national data sources to contribute to a greater understanding about disability in Australia. It shows that some people with disability face challenges routinely and actively participating in everyday life areas (such as employment) and are more likely to experience poor health, discrimination and violence.
Highlights from this report are presented in People with disability in Australia: in brief
47% of adults with disability have experienced violence after the age of 15, compared with 36% without disability.
32% of adults with disability experience high/very high psychological distress, compared with 8% without disability.
48% of working-age (aged 15–64) people with disability are employed, compared with 79% without disability.
24% of adults with disability experience very good or excellent health, compared with 65% of without disability.
Looking at the type and level of income people with disability receive can provide insights into their economic security and standard of living.
Economic security is having a stable income or other resources to support a standard of living and cover essential needs, both now and in the immediate future. Essential needs might include food, basic shelter, clothing, hygiene, health care and education (ICRC 2019).
Economic security is important for everyone and can enhance a person’s overall wellbeing. Having economic security can enable people to participate fully in social, economic, political and cultural life.
For children, or people dependant on others for their care, indications of economic security can be seen through the income level of their family or household.
In general, most people with disability have some source of income. This is more likely to be from income support than from salary or wages, and to be lower than for people without disability.
ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross) 2019. What is economic security? https://www.icrc.org/en/document/introduction-economic-security
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