According to the National Health Survey conducted in 2021 in Australia, 1.4 percent of the population aged 65 years and older had complete or partial blindness. Overall, 0.6 percent of the total population were completely or partially blind.
Share of Australian population with complete or partial blindness in financial year 2021, by age group
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (March 24, 2022). Share of Australian population with complete or partial blindness in financial year 2021, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 14, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386037/australia-share-of-population-with-complete-or-partial-blindness-by-age-group/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Share of Australian population with complete or partial blindness in financial year 2021, by age group." Chart. March 24, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 14, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386037/australia-share-of-population-with-complete-or-partial-blindness-by-age-group/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2022). Share of Australian population with complete or partial blindness in financial year 2021, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 14, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386037/australia-share-of-population-with-complete-or-partial-blindness-by-age-group/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Share of Australian Population with Complete or Partial Blindness in Financial Year 2021, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386037/australia-share-of-population-with-complete-or-partial-blindness-by-age-group/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Share of Australian population with complete or partial blindness in financial year 2021, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386037/australia-share-of-population-with-complete-or-partial-blindness-by-age-group/ (last visited June 14, 2024)
Share of Australian population with complete or partial blindness in financial year 2021, by age group [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, March 24, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386037/australia-share-of-population-with-complete-or-partial-blindness-by-age-group/