Characteristics of participants
| Characteristic | Adults with disability (n=10 235) | Adults without disability (n=44 108) |
| Age (years), number per age bracket (%) | ||
| 18–19 | 70 (1) | 1350 (4) |
| 20–29 | 474 (9) | 5763 (20) |
| 30–39 | 475 (9) | 6049 (19) |
| 40–49 | 950 (12) | 7309 (18) |
| 50–59 | 1860 (20) | 7947 (16) |
| 60–69 | 2763 (24) | 8100 (13) |
| 70–79 | 2369 (18) | 5601 (8) |
| 80+ | 1274 (8) | 1989 (2) |
| Sex, number female (%) | 5691 (52) | 22 813 (51) |
| Education status, n (%)* | ||
| University degree or higher | 2357 (24) | 16 850 (40) |
| Diploma or certificate | 2844 (30) | 11 533 (28) |
| Completed schooling (year 12) | 1816 (18) | 8196 (19) |
| Left before final year (did not complete year 12) | 2984 (26) | 6789 (12) |
| Still in school | 10 (0.1) | 99 (0.4) |
| Never went to school | 42 (0.4) | 56 (0.1) |
| Employment status, n (%)* | ||
| Full-time | 1638 (20) | 18 649 (47) |
| Part-time | 795 (9) | 5812 (14) |
| Casual | 460 (6) | 3019 (8) |
| Unemployed | 523 (7) | 1297 (4) |
| Retired/pension | 6089 (48) | 11 370 (16) |
| Full-time student | 179 (3) | 1685 (5) |
| Home duties | 284 (4) | 1316 (4) |
| Socioeconomic status, n (%)* | ||
| Quartile 1 (living in the most disadvantaged area) | 2405 (23) | 6725 (15) |
| Quartile 2 | 2440 (25) | 9277 (22) |
| Quartile 3 | 2273 (23) | 10 537 (25) |
| Quartile 4 (living in the least disadvantaged area) | 2775 (25) | 16 177 (35) |
| Remoteness, n (%)* | ||
| Major cities | 5880 (61) | 28 641 (69) |
| Inner regional | 2564 (26) | 8777 (19) |
| Outer regional and remote | 1462 (11) | 5377 (10) |
| Indigenous, n (%) | 310 (4) | 768 (2) |
| English language not spoken at home, n (%) | 984 (11) | 7072 (19) |
n are unweighted, % are weighted.
*Missing data due to survey respondents responding other, don’t know or refused to answer.