🇦🇺 Australian Federal Budget · FY 2025–26 · Official Government Projection
THE NDIS
COSTS
$46.2
BILLION
Since you opened this page, the NDIS has spent:
$0
That's $1,465 every single second. 24 hours a day. 7 days a week. 365 days a year. Here's what else that could build.
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🏎️ The Lambo Test
One new Lamborghini Urus
every 4.5 minutes
At ~$400,000 AUD drive-away and $1,465/sec of NDIS spend, the maths speaks for itself.
⏱️
273 sec
Between each Lambo
📅
316 / day
Lamborghinis per day
🗓️
115,500
Lamborghinis per year
🏎️ Lamborghinis purchased since you opened this page
0
Lamborghini Urus · ~$400,000 AUD (drive-away, 2025)
One every 4 minutes 33 seconds of NDIS spending.
The full annual budget buys 115,500 of them — enough for
every single person in Darwin to get one. Twice over.
One every 4 minutes 33 seconds of NDIS spending.
The full annual budget buys 115,500 of them — enough for
every single person in Darwin to get one. Twice over.
📐 Perspective Engine
What else could that
money build?
vs. the rest of the
entire budget
That's just
One Year.
One Year.
The NDIS is Australia's single largest welfare expenditure — surpassing Medicare, Aged Care, and Education. In 2025–26 it is officially projected to cost $46.2 billion.
The scheme currently supports 717,000 Australians. Annual growth has moderated from 22% in 2021–22 to around 10% today. At current trajectories, the scheme is projected to cost over $97 billion per year by the early 2030s.
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Purpose: This website is published for public information and education purposes only. It presents publicly available data in comparative form to illustrate the scale of a major Australian government expenditure program. It does not constitute financial, legal, political, or policy advice. No individual, corporation, government body, or organisation is identified, defamed, or accused of wrongdoing.
NDIS figure ($46.2B): Official projected spend for FY 2025–26 as stated in the Australian Government Budget 2025–26 (Dept. of Health & Ageing) and the Official Federal Budget (budget.gov.au). All per-second/day/year figures are derived from this number divided across a standard 365-day year and are provided for illustrative comparison only.
AFL (~$1.94B): Total AFL industry revenue (HQ + all 18 clubs) derived from the AFL's publicly released 2024 financial results and independently reported industry analysis. Figure represents total sector revenue, not government expenditure.
Optus Stadium (~$1.6B): Total project cost including transport infrastructure as reported by the official Optus Stadium construction fact sheet and widely reported by Australian media.
Other landmark costs: Approximate modern AUD equivalents sourced from publicly available government announcements, project websites, and credible reporting. Provided for illustrative order-of-magnitude comparison only.
Lamborghini Urus: Approximate drive-away price of ~$400,000 AUD sourced from CarsGuide 2025.
Not affiliated: This site is independent and not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to the NDIA, the Australian Government, the AFL, Lamborghini, Optus Stadium, VenuesWest, or any other referenced organisation.
NDIS figure ($46.2B): Official projected spend for FY 2025–26 as stated in the Australian Government Budget 2025–26 (Dept. of Health & Ageing) and the Official Federal Budget (budget.gov.au). All per-second/day/year figures are derived from this number divided across a standard 365-day year and are provided for illustrative comparison only.
AFL (~$1.94B): Total AFL industry revenue (HQ + all 18 clubs) derived from the AFL's publicly released 2024 financial results and independently reported industry analysis. Figure represents total sector revenue, not government expenditure.
Optus Stadium (~$1.6B): Total project cost including transport infrastructure as reported by the official Optus Stadium construction fact sheet and widely reported by Australian media.
Other landmark costs: Approximate modern AUD equivalents sourced from publicly available government announcements, project websites, and credible reporting. Provided for illustrative order-of-magnitude comparison only.
Lamborghini Urus: Approximate drive-away price of ~$400,000 AUD sourced from CarsGuide 2025.
Not affiliated: This site is independent and not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to the NDIA, the Australian Government, the AFL, Lamborghini, Optus Stadium, VenuesWest, or any other referenced organisation.
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