National Housing Strategy for People with a Disability 2011 - 2016

Table 8.2: People with Disabilities by Mobility and Dexterity ImpairmentsMobility &Dexterity- moderatedifficultyTotal% ofPopAge0-17Age18-64Age65+184,000 4.34 8,100 84,500 91,50057,000 1.34 3,000 32,100 21,900- a lot of difficulty 62,200 1.47 2,600 31,300 28,300- cannot do 64,900 1.53 2,500 21,000 41,400Moving aroundhome- moderatedifficulty101,200 2.39 2,900 42,100 56,20050,200 1.18 n.a n.a n.a- a lot of difficulty 38,400 0.91 n.a n.a n.a- cannot do 12,700 0.30 n.a n.a n.aGoing outside ofhome- moderatedifficulty128,900 3.04 4,700 53,900 70,30053,700 1.27 n.a n.a n.a- a lot of difficulty 49,900 1.18 n.a n.a n.a- cannot do 25,300 0.60 n.a n.a n.aWalking for about15 mins160,000 3.77 5,600 70,500 83,900- moderatedifficulty47,200 1.11 n.a n.a n.a- a lot of difficulty 52,900 1.25 n.a n.a n.a- cannot do 60,000 1.42 n.a n.a n.aUsing hands & fingers- moderatedifficulty79,000 1.86 4,700 34,700 39,60033,900 0.80 n.a n.a n.a- a lot of difficulty 30,900 0.73 n.a n.a n.a- cannot do 14,300 0.34 n.a n.a n.aSource: Compiled by NDA from NDS 2006 and Census 200683 83