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Student Disability Statistics

Australian University Students

Key facts

  • 12.4% of Australian domestic students have a disability.
  • Between 2020 and 2024, the number of domestic students in Australia has remained relatively unchanged.
  • Between 2020 and 2024, the percentage of domestic students with a disability rose by 5%.
 20082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
All domestic students 728,553 799,531 845,002 875,913 921,186 972,292 1,013,831 1,035,474 1,055,274 1,071,448 1,071,980 1,076,790 1,124,453 1,153,550 1,094,233 1,064,738 1,075,362
Domestic undergrad students with a disability 24,311 26,106 29,441 32,608 35,994 38,707 43,385 47,256 50,206 54,265 58,157 61,349 65,444 84,104 90,584 95,578 102,941
Domestic postgrad students with a disability 6,561 7,530 8,661 9,503 10,499 11,372 12,220 12,763 13,511 14,276 15,078 16,284 18,242 24,341 25,838 27,561 30,351
All domestic students with a disability 30,872 33,636 38,102 42,111 46,493 50,079 55,605 60,019 63,717 68,541 73,235 77.633 83,686 108,445 116,422 123,139 133,292
% of domestic students with a disability 4.1 4.2 4.5 4.8 5.0 5.2 5.5 5.8 6.0 6.4 6.8 7.2 7.4 9.4 10.6 11.6 12.4

University of Melbourne Students

Key facts

  • Over the last 5 years, the number of UoM domestic students at UoM has not changed, but
    • the total number of students with a disability has risen by 89%.
    • the number of undergraduate students with a disability has doubled.
    • the number of postgraduate students with a disability has risen by 67%.
 20082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
All UoM domestic students 32,680 32,928 34,379 34,804 35,771 37,074 38,136 39,178 39,620 39,910 40,133 40589 41210 43115 41756 40502 40563
UoM undergrad students with a disability 783 776 805 837 841 888 1044 1119 1122 1177 1259 1393 1629 1958 2220 2566 2899
UoM postgrad students with a disability 331 361 435 557 709 810 974 1084 1182 1180 1227 1245 1417 1628 1827 1892 2086
All UoM domestic students with a disability 1114 1137 1240 1394 1550 1698 2018 2203 2304 2357 2486 2638 3046 3586 4047 4458 4985
% of UoM domestic students with a disability 3.4 3.5 3.6 4.0 4.3 4.6 5.3 5.6 5.8 5.9 6.2 6.5 7.4 8.3 9.7 11 12.3

Source:

Australian Government, Department of Education and Training, Student Data - Equity Groups

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