NDIS Statistics – March 2020
Figures as at 31 March 2020 show:
- 364,879 people with disability are now being supported through the NDIS, including 27,426 people who joined the Scheme this quarter.
- 154,139 NDIS participants are receiving supports for the first time.
- Continued support for children, with 30 per cent of new participants this quarter aged 0-6 (8,283 children)
- A further 5,542 children are receiving initial supports in the ECEI gateway.
- Wait times to make an access decision remain steady, on average, just three days.
- The number of people in residential aged care under the age of 65 has continued to decrease.
- A continued increase in diversity among new participants, with:
- 11.3 per cent of participants identifying as culturally and linguistically diverse, compared with 8.9 per cent in previous quarters.
- 7.7 per cent of participants this quarter identified as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, compared with 6.1 per cent in previous quarters.
- Participants with psychosocial disability represented 12.6 per cent of participants this quarter, compared to 9.1 per cent in previous quarters.
- A 4 per cent increase in active providers, with 548 providers active for the first time during the March quarter.