Number of persons aged 0-64 years in the potential population with a need for more formal assistance (including those who do not currently receive any assistance) divided by potential population (people aged 0-64 years) for the SDAC reporting period.

R/N x 100

Where

R = number of persons aged 0–64 years in the potential population with a need for more formal assistance (including those who do not currently receive any assistance) and

N = potential population (people aged 0–64 years) for the SDAC reporting period.

Number of persons aged 0–64 years in the potential population with a need for more formal assistance (including those who do not currently receive any assistance).

Potential population (people aged 0–64 years) for the SDAC reporting period

Potential population, by State/Territory, by:

• sex
• age group (0–9, 10–14, 15–24, 25–34, 35–44, 45–54, 55–64, total 0–64 years)
• Remoteness area (Major Cities, Inner Regional, Outer Regional/Remote, total)
• Country of birth (Australia, other English speaking countries, all English speaking countries, non-English speaking countries, total).

Data availability: SDAC 2009 (2009 data is the baseline year).

Data disaggregation will depend on reliability of estimates.

Australian Bureau of Statistics

Performance benchmark (b): between 2009 and 2018, there will be a five percentage point national decrease in the proportion of people with disability who report a need for more formal assistance.

This new indicator incorporates indicator (d) from the previous NDA (no data available) and indicator (e), measure 3. Data are required to be backcast for 2009 due to a revised method of calculating the potential population which affects the numerator and denominator.

SDAC does not collect information on need for more formal assistance for persons in cared accommodation. Data are available for private dwelling and non-cared accommodation special dwellings only.