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1 in 5 people have a disability1.
1 in 2 people aged 65 years and over have a disability1.
People with disability aged 0 to 64 by disability type:
1 in 4 students in NSW Public Schools (over 180,000 students) have disability4.
14% of people with disability are supported through the NDIS2.
Over 40% of young people in NSW with custodial contact have disability6.
Over 65,000 people with disability are Companion Card holders.
21.8% of reports received by the ADC relate to adults with disability5.
Over 1/3 of allegations relate to psychological abuse5.
Of the 1,278 reports to the ADC about adults with disability, 217 (17%) related to people aged 18-24 years5.
18% of victims of crime were people with disability6.
People with disability were 2x as likely to be victims of violent and domestic violence-related crime6.
1 in 4 Aboriginal peoples have disability1.
Over 1/3 of social housing households have at least one person with disability7.
56% of people with disability are employed compared to 82.3% of people without disability1.
1 Australian Bureau of Statistics, Survey of Ageing Disability and Carers 2022
3 Disability Royal Commission Final Report 2023 (Australian Bureau of Statistics 2018)
4 Department of Education, Department of Education 2023 Interim Annual Report
5 Ageing and Disability Commission, Ageing and Disability Commission data 2024-2025
7 Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), People with Disability in Australia 2024
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