The Scheme Brief. Australia's disability sector. The Scheme Brief. Australia's disability sector.

Data

Data

The quarterly reports, the datasets and the national statistics, decoded, always with a methodology note.

Data

5.5 million Australians, and an employment gap that has not closed: the AIHW’s 2026 disability snapshot

One in five Australians has disability; the working-age employment rate is 56 per cent against 82. The flagship AIHW report, decoded with a methodology note.

19 July 2026