4431.0.55.004 - Sources of Data for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples with Disability, 2012-2016

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Executive Summary Introduction Overview Collection and Interpretation of ABS Disability Data ABS Sources of Disability Data for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Population Comparing Disability Data Across Collections Analysis Conclusions and Recommendations About this Release	INTRODUCTION This information paper examines the different sources of data for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disability collected by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The paper outlines the suitability of recent collections to meeting various information needs and aims to give sufficient guidance to enable informed use of the available data and outlines the suitability of recent collections to meeting various information needs. It specifically focuses on the measures of severity of disability and the type of disability. The information paper undertakes analyses of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations with disability identified by the surveys in the 2012-2016 reference period, focusing on the similarities and differences between them. It aims to give sufficient guidance to enable informed use of the available data. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are nearly twice as likely to be living with disability as non-Indigenous Australians (ratio of 1.8)¹. The changing landscape in the provision of disability services, following the introduction of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS ACT 2013), and the recent release of the Department of Social Services ‘Australian Government Plan to Improve Outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People with Disability (2017)’, has led to an increasing demand for disability prevalence data for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Disability information for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people can be obtained from several different data collections across the ABS, each with its own separate design and purpose. This paper provides information on all ABS sources of data for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disability, including a comparative analysis of data sources collected between 2012 and 2016 and how to use ABS data to inform discussion in this space. REFERENCES ¹ Australian Bureau of Statistics 2016, Disability, Ageing and Carers, Australia: Summary of Findings, 2015, cat. no. 4430.0, ABS, Canberra. Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.