The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing (DHDA), Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) and Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) are supporting disability research projects through existing assets:

Who can apply?

For disability research projects, researchers are generally required to:

  • agree to follow the principles and rules in the Charter
  • agree to publish some of their findings in accessible formats
  • meet other researcher and project requirements, like using data in an ethical way.

For other access requirements, please visit:

When can I apply?

Researchers can apply now to generate disability focused insights via:

What data is available?

Data is available in PLIDA and NHDH now that can be requested for disability research projects.

More information on data in PLIDA is available at: PLIDA and Microdata: Person Level Integrated Data Asset (PLIDA)

More information on data in NHDH at: https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports-data/nhdh/data

More information

For more information and questions about data access, you can contact the Australian Bureau of Statistics at ndda@abs.gov.au.

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