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Other Sources of Information
OTHER SOURCES OF INFORMATION
SUMMARY
Information on the labour force characteristics of the Indigenous population are also available from:
- Census of Population and Housing, 2011
- Note: Census of Population and Housing: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples (Indigenous) Profile, 2011 Second Release (cat. no. 2002.0) is due out on 30 October 2012.
- National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey (NATSISS), 2008 (cat. no. 4714.0)
- National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey (NATSIHS), 2004-05 (cat. no. 4715.0)
The table below compares estimates from these collections against the annual estimates from the LFS provided in this publication.
LABOUR FORCE STATUS BY DATA SOURCE AND REMOTENESS, Indigenous persons aged 15 years and over - 2005 to 2011 |
|
| | Total
empl-
oyed | Total
unemp-
loyed | Not in
labour
force | Civilian
pop-
ulation | Unemp-
loyment
rate | Partici-
pation
rate | Employ-
ment to
popula-
tion ratio |
| | '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 | % | % | % |
|
2004/05 | NATSIHS1 | 143.8 | 26.2 | 123.6 | 293.6 | 15.4 | 57.9 | 49.0 |
2005 | LFS | 148.5 | 27.8 | 135.9 | 312.3 | 15.8 | 56.5 | 47.6 |
2006 | LFS | 162.5 | 26.2 | 134.0 | 322.6 | 13.9 | 58.5 | 50.4 |
2006 | Census2 | 122.3 | 22.5 | 120.7 | 265.5 | 15.5 | 54.5 | 46.1 |
2007 | LFS | 160.8 | 25.7 | 146.4 | 332.9 | 13.8 | 56.0 | 48.3 |
2008 | LFS | 163.2 | 27.1 | 153.1 | 343.4 | 14.2 | 55.4 | 47.5 |
2008 | NATSISS1 | 169.1 | 33.4 | 124.6 | 327.1 | 16.5 | 61.9 | 51.7 |
2009 | LFS | 161.2 | 35.4 | 157.4 | 353.9 | 18.0 | 55.5 | 45.5 |
2010 | LFS | 166.1 | 36.6 | 161.8 | 364.5 | 18.1 | 55.6 | 45.6 |
2011 | LFS | 173.8 | 33.8 | 167.3 | 375.0 | 16.3 | 55.4 | 46.4 |
|
1 Includes residents of private dwellings only. |
2 Excludes people in Migratory and Other Territories, those who did not state their Indigenous status, and those who did not state their labour force status. |
A more detailed comparison of labour force estimates from these collections is provided in Table 8. - Comparison of estimates of Labour force status by Data source and Remoteness (available in
Downloads).
Although the estimates available from the non-LFS sources are based on the same underlying concepts as the LFS, there are differences in their collection methodologies, definitions, questions and estimation procedures which affect the comparability of data. This section details the differences between the various sources.