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Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander Community Insights
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Mothers and babies

Birth–1 year

Overview

What happens during pregnancy and birth can have important lifelong implications for the health of both mothers and babies. In 2020, 4.9% of all women who gave birth identified as being Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. These 14,384 women gave birth to 14,605 babies. Of all babies born, around 1 in 16 (6.2% or 18,228) were Indigenous (based on the Indigenous status of the baby).

This section provides information about Indigenous mothers and babies.

You can also find regional statistics in the Regional overview dashboard; search for your community and select the relevant topic.

Key facts
71%

of Indigenous women who gave birth in 2020 had antenatal care in the first trimester

1,608

Indigenous women who gave birth in 2020 (11%) were aged under 20 years

18,228

Indigenous babies were born in 2020

87%

of Indigenous babies born in 2020 had a healthy birthweight

Indigenous babies born in 2020
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