NDIS data
As of March 2022, there were 12,561 NDIS participants with Down syndrome listed as their primary or secondary disability.[1]
The breakdown of participants with Down syndrome by state is as follows:
State/Territory |
Number of participants |
|
NSW |
4112 |
|
VIC |
3152 |
|
QLD |
2577 |
|
WA |
1136 |
|
SA |
891 |
|
TAS |
332 |
|
ACT |
238 |
|
NT |
113 |
|
TOTAL |
12,561 |
23% of active NDIS participants have a primary disability of Intellectual Disability or Down syndrome. Daily Life goals are the most common goal (34%) among participants with Intellectual Disability and Down syndrome, followed by goals related to Social and Community Activities (21%) and Health and Wellbeing (11%). [2]
NDIS participants with Down syndrome, and those with intellectual disability, were found to have the most positive opinions about whether the NDIS had helped them. People with Down syndrome were also the most likely to say that the NDIS had helped across five domains including relationships, home, lifelong learning, work and social and community participation.[3]
Reference:
NDIS (2021). Participants count by diagnosis data (data as at 31 December 2021) https://data.ndis.gov.au/data-downloads
[1] NDIS, 2022
[2] NDIS, 2019
[3] NDIS, 2020
Last updated: June 2022