According to the National Health Survey conducted in 2021 in Australia, 33.2 percent of the population aged 65 years and older had complete or partial deafness. Overall, 8.7 percent of the total population were completely or partially blind.
Share of Australian population with complete or partial deafness 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 deafness in financial year 2021, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386353/australia-share-of-population-with-complete-or-partial-deafness-by-age-group/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Share of Australian population with complete or partial deafness in financial year 2021, by age group." Chart. March 24, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386353/australia-share-of-population-with-complete-or-partial-deafness-by-age-group/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2022). Share of Australian population with complete or partial deafness in financial year 2021, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386353/australia-share-of-population-with-complete-or-partial-deafness-by-age-group/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Share of Australian Population with Complete or Partial Deafness in Financial Year 2021, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386353/australia-share-of-population-with-complete-or-partial-deafness-by-age-group/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Share of Australian population with complete or partial deafness in financial year 2021, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386353/australia-share-of-population-with-complete-or-partial-deafness-by-age-group/ (last visited June 15, 2024)
Share of Australian population with complete or partial deafness in financial year 2021, by age group [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, March 24, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386353/australia-share-of-population-with-complete-or-partial-deafness-by-age-group/