This graph shows the profile of households in poverty by the disability status of the main reference person.

2017-18

This shows that 37% of people in poverty have disability using the 50% of median income poverty line; and 39% using the 60% median income poverty line.

2015-16

This shows that 38% of people in poverty have disability using the 50% of median income poverty line; and 41% using the 60% median income poverty line. This reflects a combination of the overall rate of disability (18% of the total population in 2015), the higher rate of disability among people aged 65 and over, and the average risk of poverty among people with disability.