| Australian Blind and Vision Impaired Statistics |
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| Method:
These statistics have been compiled by inferring the total number of blind
and vision impaired in Australia quoted in the CERA Access Economics Report
2004 into the ABS Australian Population Statistics as at 30 June 2005 -
Report 3101.0 (Table 7). Links to both of these reports are located to the
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3101.0 ABS: June
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2004 CERA Report |
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| Click here for CERA 'Clear Insight' national statistics
(quoted on BCA National Policy Page) |
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| CERA
Definition of Blindness: visual acuity <6/60 or visual
field <10º diameter |
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| CERA
Definition of Vision Impairment: visually impaired in both
eyes (visual acuity <6/12) |
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| State/Territory |
Population |
% Population |
Population (Blind) |
% Blind |
Population (VI) |
% VI |
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| New
South Wales |
6,774,249 |
33.3% |
16,662 |
0.08% |
159,954 |
0.79% |
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| Victoria |
5,022,346 |
24.7% |
12,353 |
0.06% |
118,588 |
0.58% |
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| Queensland |
3,963,968 |
19.5% |
9,750 |
0.05% |
93,597 |
0.46% |
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| South
Australia |
1,542,033 |
7.6% |
3,793 |
0.02% |
36,411 |
0.18% |
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| Western
Australia |
2,010,113 |
9.9% |
4,944 |
0.02% |
47,463 |
0.23% |
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| Tasmania |
485,263 |
2.4% |
1,194 |
0.01% |
11,458 |
0.06% |
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| Northern
Territory |
202,793 |
1.0% |
499 |
0.00% |
4,788 |
0.02% |
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| Australian Capital Territory |
325,161 |
1.6% |
800 |
0.00% |
7,678 |
0.04% |
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| Other Territories |
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| Jervis Bay Territory |
562 |
0% |
1 |
0.00% |
13 |
0.00% |
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| Territory of Christmas Island |
1,523 |
0% |
4 |
0.00% |
36 |
0.00% |
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| Territory of Cocos (Keeling)
Islands |
598 |
0% |
1 |
0.00% |
14 |
0.00% |
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| Total Other Territories |
2,683 |
0% |
7 |
0.00% |
63 |
0.00% |
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| Total
Australia |
20,328,609 |
100% |
50,000 |
0.25% |
480,000 |
2.36% |
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| Total Blind Australia (CERA
Report 2004) |
50,000 |
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| Total Vision Impaired (CERA
Report 2004) |
480,000 |
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| Total Australia |
0 |
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| Total Blind Australia (CERA Report 2004) |
50,000 |
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| Total Vision Impaired (CERA Report 2004) |
480,000 |
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