Worker ratio

Observed Official projection

Observed and official projection workforce headcounts, plus headcount per 100 participants where a denominator is published.

Workers, headcount

Workers per 100 participants

Headcount and FTE produce very different ratios because disability support work is often casual/part-time. FTE series not yet published in this dataset.

Scenario controls

Scenario settings

Annual participant growth rate 6.0% New child participants per year 46,000 Share of child participants retained into adulthood estimated assumption 60% Disability-sector workers per 100 participants estimated assumption 45 Provider entities per 100 participants estimated assumption 2.3 Share of workers who are also participants estimated assumption 5.0% Share of provider owners who are participants estimated assumption 3.0% Share of workers with a family member who is a participant estimated assumption 20% Hypothetical feedback strength (more providers -> more entry) HYPOTHESIS 0 The hypothetical feedback line does not render until this is above zero. Annual growth in average support cost estimated assumption 5.0% Inflation rate (for real-dollar conversion) estimated assumption 3.0% Annual GDP growth estimated assumption 3.0% Annual Commonwealth spending growth estimated assumption 3.0%