NDIS and aged care
As of 31 March 2025, there were 57,300 registered NDIS plans for people with an eligible neurological condition that was identified as the primary condition affecting care (NDIS 2025).
These numbers represent people who are eligible for NDIS funding based on evidence required by the National Disability Insurance Agency, they should not be used as an indication of prevalence.
Between 1 July 2021 and 30 June 2022, there were 246,000 people in permanent residential aged care who received an Aged Care Funding Instrument (ACFI) assessment, median age 87 years (64% of these were women and 36% were men with median ages of 88 and 85 years, respectively). Of these:
- 14% had a neurological condition (not including dementia) listed as a condition affecting care (median age 84 years) – 54% of these were women and 46% were men with median ages of 85 and 82 years, respectively
- including dementia, 60% had a neurological condition listed as a condition affecting care (median age 87 years) – 63% of these were women and 36% were men with median ages of 88 and 85 years, respectively.
In October 2022, the Aged Care Funding Instrument (ACFI) was replaced with the Australian National Aged Care Classification (AN-ACC) funding model, which does not capture health condition information. Therefore, the most recent data for this section are from 2021–22, with no further updates. For more information, see the National Aged Care Data Clearinghouse tab in the Data sources section of this report.
National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) (2025) Participants by diagnosis: Participants count by diagnosis data [data set], Participant datasets, NDIS website, accessed 5 May 2025.