The CDEP scheme: Administrative and policy issues
Author/editor: Altman, JC, Sanders, WG
Paper no: 5
Year published: 1991
The Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) scheme is a program whereby Aboriginal community councils receive grants roughly equivalent to the social security entitlements of community members which are used as wages for the creation of jobs. It has been operating since 1977, during which…
The employment of Aboriginal Australians in the labour market
Author/editor: Daly, A
Paper no: 16
Year published: 1991
This paper is the second of two examining the effect of Aboriginality on employment and labour market status using data from the 1986 Population Census. It begins by presenting the data from the full-count of the 1986 Census showing that Aboriginal men and women had a lower employment rate (…
The impact of welfare on the economic status of Aboriginal women
Author/editor: Daly, A
Paper no: 7
Year published: 1991
Despite the relatively low levels of employment among Aboriginal women, their average income, according to the 1986 Census, was not substantially lower than the average income of Australian women in general. The Census does not distinguish sources of income, but other evidence suggests that welfare…
The participation of Aboriginal people in the Australian labour market
Author/editor: Daly, A
Paper no: 6
Year published: 1991
This paper is the first of two that examine the participation and employment of Aborigines in the formal labour market using data from the 1986 Population Census. The labour force participation rate is a concept of interest because it is indicative of the degree of integration into the formal…
Toward an Aboriginal household expenditure survey: Conceptual, methodological and cultural considerations
Author/editor: Smith, D
Paper no: 10
Year published: 1991
Government assessment of the appropriateness and impact of policies and related programs aimed at improving the economic well-being of Aboriginal people could be considerably enhanced by the analysis of Aboriginal expenditure data. The Household Expenditure Survey (HES) conducted by the Australian…