Home ownership transitions and Indigenous Australians
Author/editor: Crawford, H, Biddle, N
Paper no: 19
Year published: 2016
This report uses the recently released Australian Census Longitudinal Dataset to examine transitions into and out of home ownership from 2006 to 2011 among the Indigenous population. Although home ownership may not fit with everyone's aspirations and circumstances, analysis previously undertaken by…
Education Part 3: Tertiary education
Author/editor: Crawford, H, Biddle, N
Paper no: 17
Year published: 2015
Using a range of data—including the newly released Australian Census Longitudinal Dataset—this report presents a profile of Indigenous tertiary students and higher educational outcomes. An earlier report in this series reported improvements in the rate of Indigenous high school completion, both in…
The changing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population: Evidence from the 2006–11 Australian Census Longitudinal Dataset
Author/editor: Biddle, N, Crawford, H
Paper no: 18
Year published: 2015
Populations change and grow through time. Keeping track of this change and associated improvements or worsening in outcomes is a key role for statistical agencies and researchers, and is necessary for an informed and evidence-based policy debate. This is no truer than for Aboriginal and Torres…
Disability
Author/editor: Biddle, N, Yap, M, Gray, MC
Paper no: 6
Year published: 2013
The rate of disability in the Indigenous population is substantially higher than the rate for the Australian population as a whole. Despite the relatively high rates of disability experienced by the Indigenous population there has been surprisingly little research in this area to date. This paper…
Education Part 1: Early Childhood Education
Author/editor: Biddle, N, Bath, J
Paper no: 7
Year published: 2013
The aim of this paper is to provide an updated description of the level of participation of Indigenous children in early childhood education, as well as an analysis of the differences in outcomes between those children who do and do not attend. The five main conclusions from the census analysis are…
Education Part 2: School Education
Author/editor: Biddle, N
Paper no: 8
Year published: 2013
Using data from the two most recent censuses, the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) and the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC), this paper aims to provide an up-to-date picture of the schooling experience of Indigenous children. The major finding from the census…
Income
Author/editor: Biddle, N
Paper no: 11
Year published: 2013
This paper uses data from the 2006 and 2011 Censuses to analyse the distribution of income within the Indigenous population and to make comparisons with the non-Indigenous population. The results from the analysis are mixed. On the one hand, after taking into account inflation, average disposable…