Capital city
In the 2016 Census, over one-third (35%) of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population reported living in capital city areas, compared with 68% for non-Indigenous people.
Around half of those living in South Australia and Victoria lived in the capital city areas. In contrast, four out of every five (79%) of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population in the Northern Territory lived outside the capital city area.
PROPORTION OF ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PEOPLE LIVING IN CAPITAL CITIES, 2016 (a)
INCOME
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were half as likely as non-Indigenous people to report an equivalised weekly household income of $1,000 or more in 2016 (20% compared with 41%). Both these percentages have increased (13% and 33% respectively) although the difference between the two groups has remained the same.
EDUCATION
Education is critical for overcoming disadvantage. The proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 20 to 24 years who had completed Year 12 or its equivalent increased by more than a third between 2011 and 2016, from 37% to 47%. Over the same period, the proportion for non-Indigenous people increased slightly from 75% in 2011 to 79%.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 25 to 64 years were more likely than non-Indigenous people of the same age to have left school at Year 9 or below (19% compared with 6.7%). This is an improvement from 2011 for both groups (24% and 8.6% respectively).