Share of population with a disability Australia 2003-2022
Between 2003 and 2022, the share of the Australian population with a disability increased by under two percent. As of 2022, approximately 21.4 percent of the population had a disability.
Share of population with a disability in Australia from 2003 to 2022
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (July 4, 2024). Share of population with a disability in Australia from 2003 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 22, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388911/australia-share-of-population-with-a-disability-timeline/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Share of population with a disability in Australia from 2003 to 2022." Chart. July 4, 2024. Statista. Accessed January 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388911/australia-share-of-population-with-a-disability-timeline/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2024). Share of population with a disability in Australia from 2003 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388911/australia-share-of-population-with-a-disability-timeline/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Share of Population with a Disability in Australia from 2003 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388911/australia-share-of-population-with-a-disability-timeline/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Share of population with a disability in Australia from 2003 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388911/australia-share-of-population-with-a-disability-timeline/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited January 22, 2025)
Share of population with a disability in Australia from 2003 to 2022 [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, July 4, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388911/australia-share-of-population-with-a-disability-timeline/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed