National Comparison

Australian Disability Services: State by State

How does each state compare on NDIS expenditure, utilisation rates, restrictive practices, and access barriers? ROGS 2026 data for direct comparison.

$46.1M

National NDIS expenditure

4.2

Physical restraints

58.9%

Remote utilisation rate

65.1%

Indigenous utilisation rate

Funding

Metric	QLD	NSW	VIC	WA	SA	NT	TAS	ACT	National
NDIS expenditure	$2.5M	$4.0M	$3.2M	$1.4M	$889K	$124K	$286K	$218K	$46.1M
Total NDIS payments ($M)	9,834	14,157.4	11,447.6	4,063.9	3,875	686.1	1,102.8	670.1	45,853.4
Total disability expenditure ($M)	225.5	20.3	392.9	117.8	45.4	12.2	3.5	5.3	1,891.9

Metric	QLD	NSW	VIC	WA	SA	NT	TAS	ACT	National
NDIS participants per 1,000 (0-64)	32.4	29.2	32.3	24.3	39.3	26.5	33.3	27	30.8
Plan implementation satisfaction	63%	68.6%	65.6%	57.5%	57.5%	—	73.7%	60.7%	64.6%
Indigenous utilisation rate	64.9%	65.7%	67.4%	61.9%	62.4%	66%	65.3%	70.8%	65.1%
Metro utilisation rate	69.5%	74%	71.9%	68.3%	69.8%	—	—	67%	71.4%
Regional utilisation rate	66.2%	65.9%	65.9%	60.9%	63%	68.3%	65.6%	66.6%	65.6%
Remote utilisation rate	55.6%	50.4%	52.4%	59.9%	55.3%	64.8%	56.2%	—	58.9%

Metric	QLD	NSW	VIC	WA	SA	NT	TAS	ACT	National
Avg payment (metro, $K)	48	49	47	47	45	—	—	38	47
Avg payment (remote, $K)	42	39	26	48	44	64	39	—	49
Avg payment (Indigenous, $K)	43	40	42	53	42	65	39	42	43

Metric	QLD	NSW	VIC	WA	SA	NT	TAS	ACT	National
Autism %	41.2%	38.6%	38.4%	41.3%	46.1%	26.9%	39.2%	40%	39.9%
Intellectual disability %	12.9%	15.3%	14.6%	14.6%	14.6%	19.3%	19.6%	13.1%	14.6%
Psychosocial disability %	7.9%	9%	10.2%	8.7%	6.5%	9.7%	7.6%	9.6%	8.8%