1289.0 - Standards for Statistics on Cultural and Language Diversity, 1999

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STANDARD OUTPUT CATEGORIES

43. In output, the name of this variable is 'Indigenous Status'. The output categories are the same as the categories of the standard classification and may include the supplementary category, if applicable:

Aboriginal but Not Torres Strait Islander Origin
Torres Strait Islander but not Aboriginal Origin
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Origin
Neither Aboriginal nor Torres Strait Islander Origin
Not stated/Inadequately described

The following output categories are also legitimate:

Indigenous
Non-Indigenous
Not stated/Inadequately described

Appropriate labels

44. For publishing purposes, some of these labels may be unwieldy. The following are standard shortened forms of the output categories, suitable for use in publications.

Publication labels for the detailed level of the classification:

Aboriginal
Torres Strait Islander
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Non-Indigenous
Not stated

Publication labels for the broader level of the classification:

Indigenous
Non-Indigenous
Not stated

SUPPORTING VARIABLES

45. Indigenous Status does not require any supporting variables. However, the Census derives a response for some categories of 'Not Stated/Inadequately described' using the supporting variables of Country of Birth of Person, Country of Birth of Mother and Country of Birth of Father.