CHANGING IDENTIFICATION BY SEX
Overall, males were more likely than females to change identification. Over one-third (37%) of males who have ever identified as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander changed identification, compared to 31% of females who have ever identified as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander.
5.1 Consistency of identification as an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander person by sex, 2006-2016(a)
![This graph shows the distribution of people who were consistently identified, newly identified in 2011, newly identified in 2016 and previously identified by sex.](/ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/ba854e86a8b1ef2dca2584810025ab21/Body/0.34E!OpenElement&FieldElemFormat=gif)
(a) Persons aged 10 years and over in 2016.
For further detail, see Table 9 in the data cube titled ‘ACLD 2006-2011-2016 Identification as an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander person in the Census over time’.
Note: Cells in this graph have been randomly adjusted to avoid the release of confidential data. Discrepancies may occur between sums of the component items and totals.
Source: ABS 2019, Microdata: Australian Census Longitudinal Dataset, ACLD, cat no. 2080.0, ABS Canberra.
However, within the group who changed their identification, there were some differences between males and females:
- Females were more likely than males to be newly identified in 2016 (34% compared to 31%).
- Males were more likely than females to be previously identified (37% compared to 33%).
5.2 Persons whose Indigenous status has changed by sex, 2006-2016(a)(b) |
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![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Male | Female | Total |
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Newly identified in 2011 | 27.9 | 28.8 | 28.3 |
Newly identified in 2016 | 31.4 | 33.8 | 32.5 |
Previously identified | 36.5 | 33.0 | 34.9 |
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Total number of persons whose Indigenous status has changed(c) | 124,092 | 109,344 | 233,547 |
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(a) Persons aged 10 years and over in 2016.
(b) Excludes consistently identified persons.
(c) Includes persons who identified in 2016 and 2006.
Note: Cells in this table have been randomly adjusted to avoid the release of confidential data. Discrepancies may occur between sums of the component items and totals.
Source: ABS 2019, Microdata: Australian Census Longitudinal Dataset, ACLD, cat no. 2080.0, ABS Canberra.