Table D.9 Proportion of active participant plans by primary disability group as at 30 June 2025

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Table D.9 Proportion of active participant plans by primary disability group as at 30 June 2025

Primary disability group NSW VIC QLD WA SA TAS ACT NT National
Autism 39% 38% 41% 41% 46% 39% 40% 27% 40%
Intellectual disability 14% 13% 11% 13% 13% 18% 11% 18% 13%
Developmental delay 10% 14% 12% 9% 7% 8% 10% 12% 11%
Psychosocial disability 9% 10% 8% 9% 7% 8% 10% 10% 9%
Hearing impairment 4% 4% 4% 4% 3% 3% 4% 4% 4%
Other neurological 4% 3% 3% 4% 3% 4% 4% 3% 3%
Other physical 3% 2% 3% 3% 3% 3% 4% 3% 3%
Acquired brain injury 2% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 2% 5% 3%
Global developmental delay 4% 2% 2% 2% 4% 2% 2% 4% 3%
Cerebral palsy 3% 2% 2% 3% 2% 3% 3% 3% 2%
Other 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 3% 2%
Down syndrome 2% 1% 2% 2% 1% 2% 2% 2% 2%
Multiple sclerosis 1% 2% 1% 2% 2% 3% 2% 0% 2%
Visual impairment 2% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 2% 1% 1%
Stroke 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 3% 1%
Spinal cord Injury 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1%
Other sensory/speech 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

Table D.10 Number of active participant plans by other characteristics as at 30 June 2025

Characteristics NSW VIC QLD WA SA TAS ACT NT National
First Nations Participants 20,541 7,380 17,279 5,346 4,280 1,677 606 3,381 60,529
Culturally and linguistically diverse participants 23,190 22,311 8,104 4,938 4,251 393 1,116 341 64,697
Participants residing in remote and very remote areas 825 70 2,764 2,976 1,585 192 0 2,732 11,220
Younger people in residential aged care (under 65) 210 273 86 46 38 <20 <11 0 670
Participants with supported independent living 12,119 7,774 7,418 3,497 3,251 1,113 639 621 36,432
Participants using specialised disability accommodation 4,987 5,194 2,464 577 1,476 105 200 96 15,099
Participants specialised disability accommodation eligible, not yet using specialised disability accommodation 2,903 1,999 1,805 1,252 957 401 138 207 9,662

2 [For SDA eligible] SDA eligible participants are participants who have been found eligible for SDA through the home and living application process or through legacy system processes but have SDA funding in their plan.

3 [For SDA in use] Evidence of SDA in use is estimated based on SDA payments, SDA service bookings and address matching to an enrolled SDA dwelling. Future enhancements to the PACE system will allow for better tracking and an ability to better understand why participants may not yet be using SDA funding.

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There were 2,258 active NDIS participants living in Registered Aged Care as at 30 June 2025. Of which, 670 were aged younger than 65 and 1,588 were aged 65 or above.

Total payments in the 12 months ending 30 June 2025 claimed by participants living in Registered Aged Care who were active as at 30 June 2025.

Support item description Total payments ($m) Percentage of total payments
01_050_0115_1_1 Assistance With Daily Life Tasks Provided In Residential Aged Care Facility 6.2 4%
All other support line items 141.0 96%
Total payments* 147.2 100%

*Total payments exclude the support line item ‘01_049_0115_1_1 Cross Billing Payments For Residential Aged Care Subsidies And Supplements’ as there has been no invoice received from the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing (DHDA) for the 2024/25 support year.

Number of active NDIS participants living in Registered Aged Care as at end of each financial year, from FY 2016-17 to FY 2024-25.

As at 30/06/2017 30/06/2018 30/06/2019 30/06/2020 30/06/2021 30/06/2022 30/06/2023 30/06/2024 30/06/2025
Number of active participants 683* 2,531* 4,721 5,116 5,036 4,536 3,690 3,017 2,258
  • The figures for 30 June 2017 and 30 June 2018 only includes Young People in Residential Aged Care (YPIRAC) aged under 65.

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