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Data availability and latest assessments of progress, at March 2024^{^}

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From this dashboard, you can access available data on the targets and indicators agreed as part of the National Agreement on Closing the Gap.

Skip to ‘What’s new’ and detailed information on the March 2024 dashboard update

Priority Reforms

Outcomes related to reforming the way that government works to 'accelerate improvements in the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people' (clause 25). Development of measurement of targets under the Priority Reforms is occurring across phases (see section 2 Monitoring the implementation of the Priority Reforms in the Closing the Gap Annual Data Compilation Report July 2023 ).

Click on a Priority Reform area below for more information on the target and access to related supporting indicators.

Priority Reform 1

No data on formal partnerships and shared decision-making is available

Priority Reform 2

No data on building the community-controlled sector is available

Priority Reform 3

No data on transforming government organisations is available

Priority Reform 4

No data on shared access to data and information at a regional level is available

Socio-economic outcome areasOutcomes important to the rights, wellbeing and quality of life of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Click on a Socio-economic outcome area below for more information on the target and access to related supporting indicators.

1 Long and healthy lives

71.9 years
for males
75.6 years
for females
is the life expectancy of people born in 2020-22

2 Born healthy and strong

89.6%of babies were born with a healthy birthweight in 2021

3 Early childhood education

99.2%of children were enrolled in preschool in 2022

4 Children thriving

34.3%of children commencing school were developmentally on track in 2021

5 Student learning potential

68.1%of people aged 20-24 years had attained Year 12 or equivalent in 2021

6 Further education pathways

47.0%of people aged 25-34 years had completed a tertiary qualification in 2021

7 Youth engagement

58.0%of people aged 15-24 years were fully engaged in employment, education or training in 2021

8 Economic participation

55.7%of people aged 25-64 years were employed in 2021

9 Housing

81.4%of people were living in appropriately sized housing in 2021
No data on households receiving essential services is available

10 Criminal justice

2,265.8 per 100,000adults in prison in 2023

11 Youth justice

29.8 per 10,000young people were in detention in 2022-23

12 Child protection

57.2 per 1,000children were in out-of-home care in 2023

13 Family safety

8.4%of females experienced physical or threatened physical harm in 2018-19

14 Social and emotional wellbeing

29.9 per 100,000people took their own life in 2022

15 Land and waters

4,213,978 km²
of land
113,461 km²
of sea country
were subject to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people's rights or interests in 2023

16 Culture and languages

123Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages were spoken in 2018-19

17 Access to information

73.5%of people accessed the internet in their home in 2014-15

^ Results relating to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population. Assessments measure progress towards each target since the baseline year, based on the latest available data.

What's new

For the latest dashboard update, a new year of data is available for eight targets and nine supporting indicators.

Open the toggle below for a table which outlines the targets and indicators with new information.

Targets/indicators with new material for March 2024 dashboard update.

Only areas with new material in this update are included in the table below.

Area	Target/Indicator	What’s new
Socio-economic outcome 1	Target 1 Life expectancy	New year of data
	Indicator 1b Leading causes of death	New year of data
	Indicator 1e Access/use of health services	New measures and new year of data
Socio-economic outcome 2	Target 2 Healthy birthweight	New year of data
Socio-economic outcome 2	Indicator 2d Use of antenatal care	New year of data
Socio-economic outcome 6	Indicator 6a Higher education commencement, attrition and completion rates	New year of data
Socio-economic outcome 6	Indicator 6c VET commencement, attrition and completion rates	New year of data
Socio-economic outcome 10	Target 10 Imprisonment rate	New year of data
Socio-economic outcome 11	Target 11 Youth detention rate	New year of data (excluding target disaggregations)
Socio-economic outcome 12	Target 12 Reduce the rate of children in out-of-home care	New year of data (excluding target disaggregations)
Socio-economic outcome 12	Indicator 12b Proportion of children in out-of-home care	New year of data
Socio-economic outcome 14	Target 14 Significant and sustained reduction in suicide	New year of data
Socio-economic outcome 15	Target 15A Land mass subject to legal rights and interests	New year of data
	Target 15B Sea waters subject to legal rights and interests	New year of data
	Indicator 15a Land and water ownership	New year of data
Socio-economic outcome 16	Target 16 Cultures and languages are strong, supported and flourishing	Revised data
Socio-economic outcome 16	Indicator 16e Accessing Commonwealth funded Indigenous language centres	New year of data
Socio-economic outcome 17	Indicator 17g Community broadcast licences with an Indigenous interest	New year of data

Who to contact

For media queries please contact Simon Kinsmore on 02 6240 3330 / media@pc.gov.au

For background information please contact Catie Bradbear, Assistant Commissioner on (02) 6240 3320 / ctg.data@pc.gov.au