This submission suggests a question about the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
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Population
Sex and gender
Households and families
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
Income and work
Unpaid work and care
Education and training
Ticked
Disability and carers
Housing
Location
Transport
Cultural diversity
Religion
Other topic
Topics on Disability and carers
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Need for assistance
Unpaid care (due to the disability, long term illness or old age of another person)
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Other/unknown
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National Disability Insurance Scheme
Assessment Criteria 1
1.
This topic is of current national importance.
National Importance
It is suggested that it would be worthwhile asking a question about individual and household participation in the National Disability Insurance Scheme so that spatially based information can be collated and potentially used to identify areas of greatest need both at local and National levels.
Assessment Criteria 2
2.
There is a need for data from a Census of the whole population.
For whole population
Data about the NDIS is required at both local and National levels and could be cross-correlated with other Census data.
Assessment Criteria 3
3.
The topic can be accurately collected in a form which the household completes themselves.
Easy to answer
It is considered that it could be relatively easy to collect this data via the Census.
Assessment Criteria 4
4.
The topic would be acceptable to Census respondents.
Acceptable
It is considered that some members of the community may find collection of this data intrusive, offensive or controversial.
Assessment Criteria 5
5.
The topic can be collected efficiently.
Collected efficiently
It is assumed that the data would be relatively easy to collect and process.
Assessment Criteria 6
6.
There is likely to be a continuing need for data on this topic in the following Census.
Continuing need
There is a need for time series data on this topic and it is likely that this need will remain relevant and potentially become more important in the future.
Assessment Criteria 7
7.
There are no other alternative data sources or solutions that could meet the topic need.
No alternatives
It is not known by the authors of this submission whether or not comprehensive, continuous, spatially based data on this topic is/or will be collected via other sources.