This publication is the first release of data from the 2015 Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (SDAC).

It presents key information about disability prevalence in Australia as well as data about older Australians (those aged 65 years and over). Data is also included about people with disability who reported that they had experienced discrimination.

Older Australians – In 2015:

– There were 3.5 million older Australians (those aged 65 years and over), that’s nearly one in seven people (15.1% of the total population).
– Around 1.8 million older Australians reported living with disability (7.7% of the total population).
– Some 654,600 older Australians had profound or severe disability (18.5% of older Australians).

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4430.0.10.001 – Disability, Ageing and Carers, Australia: First Results, 2015