Web5 jul. 2012 · Indigenous students comprise 4.8 per cent of all school students, almost double the Indigenous population (2.5 per cent percentage of the population), according to the 2011 Census estimates. Higher fertility rates and a lower life expectancy explain only a small part of this disparity. WebIn primary school, 56% of Indigenous girls consistently attended school compared with 52% of Indigenous boys. In secondary school, consistent school attendance …
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WebThompson, The Health of Indigenous Australians, (2005) p 490. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Deaths 2001, ABS cat. no.3320.0 (2002) p 23. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare and Australian Bureau of Statistics, The Health and Welfare of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples 2008, ABS cat no 4704.0 (2008) p 94. WebThe Australian Bureau of Statistics website also summarises its information from other sources about Indigenous Australians on: population health housing infrastructure and … jessimara
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WebThere are around 410,000 Indigenous people in Australia, comprising about 2.1 percent of the total population of 20 million. As the most disadvantaged minority group in the … WebDespite some improvements over time, national statistics point to a continuing gap in the average English literacy and numeracy achievement of Australian indigenous students when compared with non-indigenous students. A longitudinal study by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) has been monitoring growth in the English … WebIn 2011, more than one in three Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were under 15 years (36 per cent), compared with one-fifth of non-Indigenous … jessimara coats