Participant datasets

The datasets in this section are focused on information about National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants and their experience in the Scheme.

The datasets cover topics such as participant numbers, plan budgets, plan utilisation, participants by diagnosis, participant goals, plan management types and participant demographics.

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Participant plan budgets and utilisation

This dataset provides the number of active participants and their average support budget by service district, age group, disability and support class.

The accompanying data rules for this dataset explains information about the data that may be helpful.

Data current as at: 31 December 2023

This dataset provides utilisation rates by different variable combinations. Utilisation refers to the amount of the plan budget that a participant uses.

The accompanying data rules for this dataset explains information about the data that may be helpful.

Data current as at: 31 December 2023

Participant diagnosis, goals and plan management

The dataset provides information on the count of participants split by disabilities that are reported by participants. It includes disabilities that are reported as primary as well as non-primary.

Data current as at: 31 December 2023

This dataset provides insight into the choices participants make for managing their plans.

The accompanying data rules for this dataset explains information about the data that may be helpful.

Data current as at: 31 December 2023

This dataset provides information on participants’ goal domains by age group and disability group.

Data current as at: 31 December 2023

First Nations and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse participants

This dataset includes information about First Nations participant numbers broken down by State/Territory, remoteness and average annualised committed support.

Data current as at: 31 December 2023

This dataset includes information about Cultural and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) participant numbers broken down by State/Territory, remoteness and average annualised committed support.

From December 2021 quarter, this report does not include participants who identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. In previous reports, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participants were included if their main language spoken at home was not English.

Data current as at: 31 December 2023

Participant numbers and outcomes

This datatset provides information about projected participants’ numbers by service district and by states and territories. The assumptions underpinning this projection are discussed in Annual Financial Sustainability Reports .

The data in this table provides information about projected participants' numbers by service district and by state and territory using data as at 30 June 2022.

Data current as at: 30 June 2023

This dataset provides information on key outcome indicators at baseline (entry to the Scheme), for participants and families/carers, by questionnaire version and State/Territory.

Data current as at: 31 December 2023

This dataset provides information on key outcome indicators at baseline (entry to the Scheme) and approximately one, two and three years after entry to the Scheme, for participants and families/carers responding at baseline and at least one later time point, by questionnaire version and State/Territory.

Data current as at: 31 December 2023

Participants by Service District and Local Government Areas

This table states the number of participants split by Statistical Area 2 (SA2s), along with the State/Territory that each are located within. Information on the extent to which the NDIS has rolled out in each SA2 is also included.

Data current as at: 31 December 2023

This table states the number of participants split by Statistical Area 3 (SA3s), along with the State/Territory that each are located within. Information on the extent to which the NDIS has rolled out in each SA3 is also included.

Data current as at: 31 December 2023

This table states the number of participants split by Statistical Area 4 (SA4s), along with the State/Territory that each are located within. Information on the extent to which the NDIS has rolled out in each SA4 is also included.

Data current as at: 31 December 2023

This table states the number of participants and the number of providers split by Commonwealth Electorate Divisions (CEDs), along with the State/Territory that each are located within. Information on the extent to which the NDIS has rolled out in each CED is also included.

Data current as at: 31 December 2023

Participants by Local Government Areas

This table states the number of participants split by Local Government Areas (LGAs), along with the service district and State/Territory that each are located within. Information on the extent to which the NDIS has rolled out in the LGA is also included.

Data current as at: 31 December 2023

Service District to LGA 2011 Mapping

This table provides mapping from NDIA service districts to the ABS classified Local Government Areas (LGA) 2011. This will allow the user to map external stats at LGA level to NDIA service districts.

Service District to LGA 2016 Mapping

This data maps the NDIA service districts to the ABS classified Local Government Areas (LGA) using the 2016 LGA boundaries. Multiple LGAs are grouped together to define one NDIA service district. The LGAs are based on 2016 geographical boundaries.

Service District to LGA 2021 Mapping

This data maps the NDIA service districts to the ABS classified Local Government Areas (LGA) using the 2021 LGA boundaries. Multiple LGAs are grouped together to define one NDIA service district.

The LGAs are based on 2021 geographical boundaries.

Participants with home and living supports

This dataset provides the count of active participants by service district with Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) funding in their current NDIS plan.

Data current as at: 31 December 2023

SDA Enrolled dwellings and NDIS demand data (XLSX 1.2MB)

This additional Excel spreadsheet includes data on SDA enrolled dwellings and NDIS demand data to 31 December 2023. It contains the SDA data tables from ‘Appendix P’ that are published in the Quarterly reports to the disability ministers.

Appendix P in this spreadsheet sets out data on:

the number of active participants in each service district receiving SDA and Supported Independent Living (SIL)
the number and types of dwellings
the demand for SDA within the NDIS in each Statistical Area 3 (SA3) and Statistical Area 4 (SA4) region.

Further detailed tables relating to enrolled SDA dwellings and SDA demand within the NDIS are set out on a separate tabs in the spreadsheet.

This dataset provides the number of active participants with Supported Independent Living (SIL) funding in their current NDIS plan.

Data current as at: 31 December 2023

Commonly used data terms

The definitions listed in the commonly used data terms (DOCX 80KB) document provide answers to commonly asked questions regarding data released on the NDIS website.

Disclaimer

The information on these pages is subject to a Data disclaimer.

The privacy of participants is of paramount importance. The NDIA has applied de-identification methods so the publicly shared data does not identify individuals. The NDIS applies these techniques while keeping the data fit for the purpose of trend analysis and general decision guidance. For academic research, please use the data request process. For more information about how NDIS makes decisions about sharing data, please refer to the Public Data Sharing Policy.

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