Demographic and socioeconomic outcomes across the Indigenous Australian lifecourse : evidence from the 2006 census / Nicholas Biddle and Many Yap.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Biddle, Nicholas, Dr., author.

Yap, M. (Mandy), author.

Series:

Research monograph (Australian National University. Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research) ; no. 31.

Research monograph (The Australian National University, Canberra. College of Arts and Social Sciences. Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research) ; number 31

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aboriginal Australians--Social conditions.

Aboriginal Australians.

Aboriginal Australians--Economic conditions.

Economic forecasting--Australia.

Economic forecasting.

Social prediction--Australia.

Social prediction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (196 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Canberra, ACT, Australia : ANU E Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Across almost all standard indicators, the Indigenous population of Australia has worse outcomes than the non-Indigenous population. Despite the abundance of statistics and a plethora of government reports on Indigenous outcomes, there is very little information on how Indigenous disadvantage accumulates or is mitigated through time at the individual level. The research that is available highlights two key findings. Firstly, that Indigenous disadvantage starts from a very early age and widens over time. Secondly, that the timing of key life events including education attendance, marriage, childbirth and retirement occur on average at different ages for the Indigenous compared to the non-Indigenous population. To target policy interventions that will contribute to meeting the Council of Australian Governments¿ (COAG) Closing the Gap targets, it is important to understand and acknowledge the differences between the Indigenous and non-Indigenous lifecourse in Australia, as well as the factors that lead to variation within the Indigenous population.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

CC BY-NC-ND

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Print version:

ISBN:

9781921862021

1921862025

9781921862038

1921862033

Publisher Number:

10.26530/OAPEN_458941