Target 15

Description

• Proportion of land mass subject to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people's legal rights or interests at 30 June

Data period

• 2022


• 2021


• 2020

Data source

Native Title Determinations Outcomes; Indigenous estate, via the Productivity Commission website < https://www.pc.gov.au/closing-the-gap-data/dashboard/socioeconomic/outcome-area15 >.

Region types reported

• Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) 2021 Main Structure regions: States and Territories, Australia.

Suppression rules

Measure based on publicly available data. No further suppression rules applied.

Notes

• Land under Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander legal rights or interests includes:
  
  
  
  • Determinations of native title – land subject to a determination that native title exists exclusive or non-exclusive
  
  
  • Indigenous estate – land grants under various land rights regimes of the states and territories and the Commonwealth.
  
  
  
  


• Land area is in square kilometres (sq km) and has been calculated using GDA2020 (EPSG 7844). Pre-2016 areas are calculated using Australian Albers projection (EPSG 3577).


• Proportion of land area is based on jurisdiction area sourced from Geoscience Australia (1993). For further information see Land areas of Australia – States and Territories.


• Data for the ACT includes Jervis Bay.

Reference material

National Native Title Tribunal (NNTT) (2023), National Native Title Tribunal, NNTT website, accessed 22 November 2023.

Productivity Commission (PC) (2023), Socioeconomic outcome area 15, Productivity Commission website, accessed 3 October 2023.

Description

• Proportion of sea country subject to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people's legal rights or interests at 30 June

Data period

• 2022


• 2021


• 2020


• 2019


• 2018


• 2017


• 2016


• 2015


• 2014


• 2013


• 2012


• 2011

Data source

Native Title Determinations Outcomes; Indigenous estate, via the Productivity Commission website < https://www.pc.gov.au/closing-the-gap-data/dashboard/socioeconomic/outcome-area15 >.

Region types reported

• Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) 2021 Main Structure regions: States and Territories, Australia.

Suppression rules

Measure based on publicly available data. No further suppression rules applied.

Notes

• Sea area is in square kilometres (sq km) and is based on approximate jurisdiction areas sourced from maritime boundaries spatial data, Geoscience Australia 2006 (AMB 6th Edition).


• Commonwealth jurisdiction area only consists of that area from the 3NM Limit out to the Exclusive Economic Zone surrounding the mainland states and territories. It does not include the area surrounding the islands of McDonald & Heard, Christmas, Macquarie, Norfolk, Cocos (Keeling) or the Australian Antarctic Territory.

Reference material

National Native Title Tribunal (NNTT) (2023), National Native Title Tribunal, NNTT website, accessed 22 November 2023.

Productivity Commission (PC) (2023), Socioeconomic outcome area 15, Productivity Commission website, accessed 3 October 2023.

Description

• Square kilometers of land mass subject to Indigenous peoples' legal rights or interests.

Data period

• 2022

Data source

Native Title Determinations Outcomes; Indigenous estate, via the Productivity Commission website < https://www.pc.gov.au/closing-the-gap-data/dashboard/socioeconomic/outcome-area15 >.

Region types reported

• Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) 2021 Main Structure regions: States and Territories, Australia.

Suppression rules

Measure based on publicly available data. No further suppression rules applied.

Notes

• Land under Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander legal rights or interests includes:
  
  
  
  • Determinations of native title – land subject to a determination that native title exists exclusive or non-exclusive
  
  
  • Indigenous estate – land grants under various land rights regimes of the states and territories and the Commonwealth.
  
  
  
  


• Land area is in square kilometres (sq km) and has been calculated using GDA2020 (EPSG 7844). Pre-2016 areas are calculated using Australian Albers projection (EPSG 3577).


• Proportion of land area is based on jurisdiction area sourced from Geoscience Australia (1993). For further information see Land areas of Australia – States and Territories.


• Data for the ACT includes Jervis Bay.

Reference material

National Native Title Tribunal (NNTT) (2023), National Native Title Tribunal, NNTT website, accessed 22 November 2023.

Productivity Commission (PC) (2023), Socioeconomic outcome area 15, Productivity Commission website, accessed 3 October 2023.

Description

• Square kilometers of sea country covered by Indigenous peoples' legal rights or interests in the sea

Data period

• 2022

Data source

Native Title Determinations Outcomes; Indigenous estate, via the Productivity Commission website < https://www.pc.gov.au/closing-the-gap-data/dashboard/socioeconomic/outcome-area15 >.

Region types reported

• Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) 2021 Main Structure regions: States and Territories, Australia.

Suppression rules

Measure based on publicly available data. No further suppression rules applied.

Notes

• Sea area is in square kilometres (sq km) and is based on approximate jurisdiction areas sourced from maritime boundaries spatial data, Geoscience Australia 2006 (AMB 6th Edition).


• Commonwealth jurisdiction area only consists of that area from the 3NM Limit out to the Exclusive Economic Zone surrounding the mainland states and territories. It does not include the area surrounding the islands of McDonald & Heard, Christmas, Macquarie, Norfolk, Cocos (Keeling) or the Australian Antarctic Territory.

Reference material

Productivity Commission (PC) (2023), Socioeconomic outcome area 15, Productivity Commission website, accessed 3 October 2023.