Disability data updates
In this section you’ll find updates on key disability data, insights, and evidence from across the New Zealand data system. This includes summaries of existing reports, insights for disabled people drawn from published data and new disability specific analyses.
2026
More than a quarter of disabled children live in poverty
New report highlights benefit of closing the disability employment gap
2025
Labour market statistics for disabled people - June 2025 quarter
Data Insights in education, employment, health, housing and justice
Disabled people experiencing poorer health and wellbeing than non-disabled people
Disabled students’ experiences of the tertiary education system
Half of disabled adults experienced a legal issue in 2023
Enablers of and barriers to employment for disabled people – literature review
Recording of the Stats NZ and Whaikaha webinar is now available
Subsidised mobility services for disabled people: research and recommendations
17 percent of New Zealanders are disabled
Key insights into disabled people in education
Many disabled people doing well
Disabled children still more likely to live in material hardship
2024
Mental health and wellbeing outcomes for young disabled people - new data
Labour market statistics for disabled people - June 2024 quarter
Child disability health data available for the first time
2023
Understanding student wellbeing in the educational setting
Labour market statistics (disability) as at the June 2022 quarter
New data for Outcome Area 2 of the New Zealand Disability Strategy
Release of Identify Survey helps us to understand Rainbow young people
Data on disabled people from the latest NZ Crime and Victims Survey
Results from the June 2023 Crime and Victims survey
Examining the Growing Up in New Zealand data
Data on the financial capabilities of disabled New Zealanders
Report finds disabled people among those who experience persistent disadvantage
MidCentral Repeat Survey and Flexible Disability Supports study published
COVID-19 Disability Data review
2022
Report into transport experiences of disabled people
Looking at MSD's What About Me? Youth Health and Wellbeing Survey 2021
Missing out – why aren’t our children going to school
New research into disabled learners in early childhood education and schools released
New disabled-person-led reports released by the Donald Beasley Institute
2021
Key findings from the third cycle of the NZ Crime and Victimisation Survey
Updated numbers on Disability from Statistics NZ
Violence against disabled people in New Zealand - new research
Some statistics on disabled people and vaccines
Key updates from NZ Health Survey results 2020/21
Healthcare of disabled people during the 2020 lockdown
What Makes a Good Life for Disabled Children and Young People?
2020
Household Labour Force Survey results - June 2020
Findings of the National Local Authority Survey on Accessibility
Reporting back on our 'How's Life Going for the Disability Community' survey
2019
Teens with disability more vulnerable to unwanted digital communications
2018
Teens with disability more likely to be subjected to sexting
2017
New Zealand Well-being Statistics 2016