2012
Hunter B, Biddle N, eds. (2012)
Survey analysis for Indigenous policy in Australia: social science perspectives.
Canberra: Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research
This monograph presents the peer-reviewed papers from the 2011 Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research (CAEPR) and Australian Bureau Statistics (ABS) conference Social science perspectives on the 2008 National and Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander social survey (NATSISS). The conference covered many topics including for example:
- child development
- crime and justice
- culture
- social and emotional wellbeing
- health
- housing
- substance use.
The papers review the strengths and limitations of the NATSISS, how the NATSISS informs policy decisions, and recommendations for the design of future surveys. This book is a useful resource for researchers, policy makers, the national debate on Indigenous issues, and Indigenous communities and organisations.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Australian Bureau of Statistics (2012)
Australian demographic statistics, March quarter 2012.
Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics
Australian Bureau of Statistics (2012)
Australian health survey: first results, 2011-12.
Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics
Australian Bureau of Statistics (2012)
Census of population and housing: characteristics of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, 2011.
Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics
Australian Bureau of Statistics (2012)
Census of population and housing: estimating homelessness, 2006.
Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics
Australian Bureau of Statistics (2012)
Census of population and housing: estimating homelessness, 2011.
Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics
Australian Bureau of Statistics (2012)
Information paper: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander demographic statistics work program and release plans, Apr 2012.
Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics
Australian Bureau of Statistics (2012)
Year Book Australia, 2012.
Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet (2012)
Summary of Australian Indigenous health, 2011.
Perth, WA: Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Bureau of Statistics (2012)
National best practice guidelines for data linkage activities relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
A snapshot of who we are (2012)
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2012)
Australia's health 2012.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2012)
Changes in life expectancy and disability in Australia 1998 to 2009.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Medical Association (2012)
AMA Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health audit report: progress to date and challenges that remain.
Canberra: Australian Medical Association
This report card presents the Australian Medical Association (AMA) Taskforce on Indigenous health's audit of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services. The report card considers the progress that has been made by Australian governments in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, and the challenges that still exist, as measured against the key recommendations the AMA has made in five priority areas over the last 10 years, including:
- provision of primary health care appropriate to need
- strong workforce for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health
- high quality health services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- health risk factors and social determinants
- governance and monitoring.
The report lists the recommendations together with major government measures, programs and initiatives that have been adopted, the challenges that still exist and the work that still needs to be done.
Abstract adapted from AMA
Australian Medical Association (2012)
AMA Indigenous health report cards [2002 - 2011].
Canberra: Australian Medical Association
Biddle N, Taylor J (2012)
Demographic consequences of the ‘closing the gap’ Indigenous policy in Australia.
Population Research and Policy Review; 31(4): 571-585
Biddle N (2012)
CAEPR Indigenous population project 2011 census papers: population and age structure.
Canberra: Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research
Biddle N (2012)
Indigenous language usage: CAEPR Indigenous population project: 2011 census papers.
Canberra: Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research
Biddle N (2012)
Longitudinal determinants of mobility: new evidence for Indigenous children and their carers.
Journal of Population Research; 29(2): 141-155
Drabsch T (2012)
Health indicators for NSW.
Sydney: NSW Parliamentary Research Service
Maher L, Turnour C, Stewart J (2012)
Reporting of Aboriginal people in health data collections in NSW.
New South Wales Public Health Bulletin; 23(4): 61-62
Shahidullah M (2012)
Response: ABS’s comments on ‘Estimating Indigenous life expectancy: pitfalls with consequences’.
Journal of Population Research; 29(3): 283-287
Taylor DA, Henry JM (2012)
Haplotype data for 16 Y-chromosome STR loci in Aboriginal and Caucasian populations in South Australia.
Forensic Science International: Genetics; 6(6): e187–e188
Taylor J (2012)
Towards comparative measures of circulation: insights from Indigenous Australia.
Population, Space and Place; 18(5): 567–578
Thompson SC, Woods JA, Katzenellenbogen JM (2012)
The quality of Indigenous identification in administrative health data in Australia: insights from studies using data linkage.
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making; 12: 133
Retrieved 16 November 2012 from http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6947-12-133
Walker BF, Price A, Jackson-Barrett E, Stomski NJ (2012)
A health and education needs analysis of Gumala Aboriginal Corporation members.
Perth: Murdoch University
Yap M, Biddle N (2012)
CAEPR Indigenous population project 2011 census papers: unpaid work, unpaid care, unpaid assistance and volunteering.
Canberra: Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research
Yap M, Biddle N (2012)
Indigenous fertility and family formation: CAEPR Indigenous population project: 2011 census papers.
Canberra: Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research
Yu P (2012)
The power of data in Aboriginal hands.
Canberra: Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research
2010
Al-Motlaq M, Mills J, Birks M, Francis K (2010)
How nurses address the burden of disease in remote or isolated areas in Queensland.
International Journal of Nursing Practice; 16(5): 472-477
Arkles RS, Jackson Pulver LR, Robertson H, Draper B, Chalkley S, Broe GA (2010)
Ageing, cognition and dementia in Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: a life cycle approach.
Sydney: Neuroscience Research Australia and Muru Marri Indigenous Health Unit, University of New South Wales
This publication is a literature review concerning dementia in the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population for the years 2006-2009. The review was undertaken as a result of an emerging public health concern for the increased prevalence of dementia in remote indigenous communities; in particular the data collected for the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
The literature reviewed established that: the prevalence of dementia in the Australian Indigenous population is five times the rate for the non-Indigenous population; dementia presents at an earlier age in the Indigenous population; the perception of dementia is different across communities and situations, it is often not viewed as a medical condition; the health and social conditions Indigenous people currently experience puts them at a greater risk of developing dementia compared to non-Indigenous people; and access to services are problematic due to a lack of transport and services which take into consideration language, cultural or other circumstances unique to Indigenous people and their communities.
The review demonstrates the importance of establishing a framework for addressing dementia in the Indigenous population that is culturally appropriate and within a historical context. The review highlights the gaps in knowledge pertaining to dementia in the Indigenous population.
Finally the report makes recommendations based on the findings of the literature review emphasising that research is needed on Indigenous people's understanding of dementia, the role of carers and the impact on their wellbeing, identification and assessment and best practice models of care and services.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Australian Bureau of Statistics (2010)
Australian demographic statistics, March quarter 2010.
Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics
Australian Bureau of Statistics (2010)
Australian Social Trends, Mar 2010.
Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics
Australian Bureau of Statistics (2010)
Census data.
Retrieved 29 January 2010 from http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/D3310114.nsf/home/Census+data
Australian Bureau of Statistics (2010)
Framework for measuring wellbeing: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, 2010.
Retrieved 5 March 2010 from http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/4703.0Contents2010?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=4703.0&issue=2010&num=&view=
Australian Bureau of Statistics (2010)
Health and socioeconomic disadvantage.
In: Australian Social Trends, Mar 2010. Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics: 5
This article is a part of the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Australian Social Trends series, and uses data from the 2007-2008 National Health Survey to analyse the links between socio-economic disadvantage and health for people aged 15 years and over. The analysis uses the Socio-economic indexes for areas (SEIFA) of disadvantage based upon the 2006 Census of Population and Housing. The SEIFA Index combines a number of variables (such as income, education and unemployment) of people, families and dwellings within an area, and ranks these areas on a scale of relative disadvantage.
People living in the most disadvantaged areas were more likely have no non-school qualifications, be not working or have a weekly personal income in the lowest quintile than those in the least disadvantaged areas. Over three-fifths of the population (62%) in the most disadvantaged areas if made up of Indigenous people, who are also 1.4 times more likely to be of poor or fair health compared to non-Indigenous people living in the most disadvantaged areas.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Australian Bureau of Statistics (2010)
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social survey, Australia: summary booklet, 2008.
Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics
Australian Bureau of Statistics (2010)
Population by age and sex, regions of Australia, 2009: catalogue no 3235.0.
Retrieved 5 August 2010 from http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/allprimarymainfeatures/AE154A11FF9AFE89CA2578E10013A2E3?opendocument
Australian Bureau of Statistics (2010)
Population characteristics, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, 2006 (reissue).
Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics
Australian Bureau of Statistics (2010)
Regional statistics, Northern Territory, Mar 2010.
Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics
Australian Bureau of Statistics (2010)
The health and welfare of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, 2010.
Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics
Australian Bureau of Statistics (2010)
The health and welfare of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, Oct 2010.
Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics
The information included in this report is taken from a variety of sources. This report highlights that Aboriginal and Torres Strait people make up 2.5% of the Australian population and is young compared to the rest of the population. The key findings include:
- The estimated resident population in 2006 was 517,000 people.
- The median age for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people was 21.0 years compared to 37.0 years for the non-Indigenous population.
- 68% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people reside in rural and remote locations and 32% reside in urban locations.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a lower life expectancy than non-Indigenous Australians. From 2005-2007 the gap was 11.5 years for males and 9.7 years for females.
- Life expectancy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander males at birth is estimated to be 67.2 years and for females is 72.9 years.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander language and culture is strong.
- Socio-economic outcomes continute to improve; 22% completed year twelve in 2008.
- More people completed non-school qualifications; 40% of people aged 25-64 years in 2008, compared to 32% in 2002.
- The unemployment rate fell from 23% in 2002 to 17% in 2008, but remains five times higher than the rate for non-Indigenous unemployment which was 5% in 2008.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Australian Bureau of Statistics (2010)
Year book, Australia, 2009-10.
Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2010)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Services report, 2008-09: OATSIH services reporting - key results.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services report, 2008-09, presents the main findings from the Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (OATSIH) Services Reporting (OSR) data collection. Data for this report were collected by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) from primary health-care services, substance use services and Bringing Them Home and Link Up counselling service that received funding from the Australian Government through OATSIH in 2008-09. The information covers the numbers of clients seen, provision of care and staffing, and the types of care and group activities provided. This information informs Indigenous health policy, and program development and implementation.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Caniglia F, Bourke P, Whiley AP (2010)
A scan of disadvantage in Queensland 2010: from analysis to innovation in place-based practice.
Brisbane: Uniting Care Centre for Social Justice
Drabsch T (2010)
Health, education & community indicators for NSW: statistical indicators 3/10.
Sydney: Parliament of New South Wales
Hocking S, Draper G, Somerford P, XiaoJ, Weeramanthri T (2010)
The Western Australian Chief Health Officer’s report 2010.
Perth, WA: Western Australian Department of Health
McEvoy BP, Lind JM, Wang ET, Moyzis RK, Visscher PM, van Holst Pellekaan SM, Wilton AN (2010)
Whole-genome genetic diversity in a sample of Australians with deep Aboriginal ancestry.
The American Society of Human Genetics; 87(2): 297-305
Prout S (2010)
Developing measures of population mobility amongst Indigenous primary school students.
Canberra: Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research
Queensland Health (2010)
Making tracks toward closing the gap in health outcomes for Indigenous Queenslanders by 2033.
Brisbane: Queensland Health
Sarah J, Alison D (2010)
Health and wellbeing of adults in Western Australia 2009, overview of results.
Perth, WA: Western Australian Department of Health
Sayers S, Boyle J (2010)
Indigenous perinatal and neonatal outcomes: a time for preventive strategies.
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health; 46(9): 475-478
Senserrick T, Chen HY, Boufous S, Ivers R, Stevenson M, Norton R (2010)
Demographic factors associated with pre-licensed driving in a NSW young driver cohort: the DRIVE Study.
Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision (2010)
Report on government services 2010: Indigenous compendium.
Canberra: Productivity Commission
Taylor J (2010)
Demography as destiny: schooling, work and Aboriginal population change at Wadeye.
Canberra: Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research
This paper explores the capacity of the Indigenous population of Wadeye, in the Northern Territory, to maximise income, savings and investments through the pending demographic transition where the majority of the Indigenous population will be of working age. Given current levels of Indigenous education, workforce participation and productivity, the danger is that the opportunity for Indigenous families and communities to capitalise on this population structural change may be foregone. This issue is examined by establishing interactions between population change, educational outcomes and workforce participation among the Indigenous residents of Wadeye. It stresses two principal challenges to achieve optimal outcomes, including: restoring participation in schooling to best prepare the younger generations; and providing work opportunities for the older population that have had limited exposure to formal education.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
The Treasury Australia (2010)
Intergenerational report 2010: Australia to 2050: future challenges.
Canberra: The Treasury, Australia
Victorian Department of Health (2010)
Victorian population health survey 2008.
Melbourne: Victorian Department of Health
Wilkins R, Warren D, Hahn M, Houng B (2010)
Families, incomes and jobs, volume 5: a statistical report on waves 1 to 7 of the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia survey.
Melbourne: The Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey
Zhang X, Dempsey K, Johnstone K, Guthridge S (2010)
Trends in the health of mothers and babies, Northern Territory: 1986-2005.
Darwin: Northern Territory Department of Health and Families
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