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The 2002 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey (NATSISS) provides some Queensland figures regarding this aspect of well-being.
Income
Definition: Equivalised gross household income is an indicator of the economic resources available to a standardised household. For a lone person household, it is equal to income received. The income of other households are adjusted according to the number, age and relationship of household members.
Definition: Low income households are those with an equivalised gross household income between $214 - $338 per week. These are the boundaries of the second and third income decile of the Australian population (using results of the 2002 General Social Survey), containing 20% of all Australians.
INCOME AND FINANCIAL STRESS, Indigenous persons aged 15 years or over, Queensland, 2002
 | Lives in a low income household | Does not have access to short-term funds(a) | Total |
| % | % | Persons |
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| Indigenous persons aged 15 years or over | 36.2 | 53.4 | 76,000 |
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| Remote areas | 37.1 | 69.0 | 19,200 |
| Non-remote areas | 35.9 | 48.1 | 56,900 |
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| Aboriginal persons(b) | 34.3 | 50.9 | 66,400 |
| Torres Strait Islander persons(b) | 45.4 | 64.0 | 16,600 |
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| Employed | 25.1 | 40.1 | 34,700 |
| CDEP | 47.5 | *74.1 | 9,000 |
| Non-CDEP | 18.0 | 28.2 | 25,800 |
| Unemployed | *47.0 | 68.1 | 12,000 |
| Not in labour force | 44.6 | 63.2 | 29,300 |
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| Has a non-school qualification | 30.1 | 36.0 | 19,900 |
| Does not have a non-school qualification(c) | 38.9 | 61.5 | 50,200 |
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* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution
(a) Unable to raise $2,000 within a week for something important.
(b) Includes persons identified as being of both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin.
(c) Includes persons still attending secondary school.
Source: National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey, Queensland, 2002, cat. no. 4714.3.55.001 and data available on request.
In 2002, 36% of Indigenous people aged 15 or over lived in low income households. Almost half (47%) of unemployed Indigenous people were in low income households, similar to the proportion (48%) of those with CDEP employment. By contrast, only 18% of Indigenous people employed outside of CDEP were in low income households.
The mean equivalised gross household income of Indigenous people aged 15 years or over was $388 per week in 2002, up from $350 in 1994. Incomes were similar in remote and non-remote areas.
Comparison of Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations (for ages 18 years or over, Queensland, 2002)
- The mean equivalised gross household income of Indigenous adults was $392 per week, two-thirds of the mean equivalised gross household income of non-Indigenous people ($587).
- Thirty seven percent (37%) of Indigenous adults lived in low income households, and 22% of non-Indigenous adults lived in low income households.
Source: General Social Survey, 2002 and National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey, 2002. (See table 4 in the data cube 4714.3.55.001 - charges apply). |
Source of income
Government pensions and allowances were the main source of income for half of all Indigenous people aged 15 years or over. This varied from 53% of those in non-remote areas, to 38% in remote areas. In remote areas, participation in the CDEP scheme provided wages for a further 28%.
Comparison of Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations (for ages 18 years or over, Queensland, 2002)
- Government pensions and allowances were the main source of income for 52% of Indigenous and 30% of non-Indigenous adults.
Source: General Social Survey, 2002 and National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey, 2002. (See table 4 in the data cube 4714.3.55.001 - charges apply). |
Financial stress
In 2002, just over half (53%) of all Indigenous people aged 15 years or over were living in households in which the household spokesperson reported that they could not raise $2,000 within a week in a time of crisis. A higher proportion of people in remote areas were in this situation (69% compared with 48% in non-remote areas).
Comparison of Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations (for ages 18 years or over, Queensland, 2002)
- Compared to non-Indigenous adults, Indigenous adults were almost four times as likely to live in a household without access to short-term funds (54% compared to 15%).
Source: General Social Survey, 2002 and National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey, 2002. (See table 4 in the data cube 4714.3.55.001 - charges apply). |
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