Sources of data
The information in these sections comes from the 2002 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey (NATSISS). Included are previously unpublished comparisons with results from the 1994 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Survey (NATSIS).
Table 23 from the Australian publication National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey, 2002 (cat. no. 4714.0), is reproduced in the section CHARACTERISTICS OF TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PERSONS, as it is particularly relevant to Queensland.
Other Queensland data quoted in this article is available from the data cube National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey, Queensland, 2002 (cat. no. 4714.3.55.001. This data cube can be downloaded from the ABS website for a cost of $35.
Results from the 2002 General Social Survey (GSS) have been used to provide some comparisons between the Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations of Queensland.
The Census of Population and Housing has been used to construct the population estimates underlying the estimates from the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey.
Related publications
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey, 2002, cat. no. 4714.0
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Survey, 1994, cat. no. 4190.0
Experimental Estimates and Projections, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, cat. no. 3238.0
National Health Survey: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Results, Australia, cat. no. 4715.0
The Health and Welfare of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples 2001, cat. no. 4704.0
Population Characteristics, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, 2001, cat. no. 4713.0
Housing and Infrastructure in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities, Australia, 2001, cat. no. 4710.0
General Social Survey: Summary Results, Australia, cat. no. 4159.0
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