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Target 17

Target 17: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have access to information and services enabling participation in informed decision-making regarding their own lives

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have access to information and services enabling participation in informed decision-making regarding their own lives.

Target measures

Measures



  • Number of First Nations people aged 15 and over who had accessed the internet at home in the last 12 months.

  • Proportion (%) of First Nations people aged 15 and over who had accessed the internet at home in the last 12 months, by sex.


Available by


Sex: males, females, persons.


Data period


2014–15


Data source


ABS National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey 2014–15 (ABS 2016).


Region types


Main structures: Australia, states and territories.


Region types



  • Data have been suppressed if the denominator for the percentage was less than 100, due to concerns about the reliability of percentages based on small denominators.

  • Data have been flagged as use with caution if the margin of error was between 10% and 15%.

  • Data have been suppressed if the margin of error was above 15%, or where a margin of error could not be reliably calculated.


Notes


Data are based on AIHW analysis of ABS microdata.

Supporting indicators

Measures


Proportion of First Nations people aged 15 and over who had used the internet to access government services.


Available by


Sex: males, females, persons.


Data period


2014–15


Data source


ABS National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey 2014–15 (ABS 2016).


Region types



  • Data have been suppressed if the denominator for the percentage was less than 100, due to concerns about the reliability of percentages based on small denominators.

  • Data have been flagged as use with caution if the margin of error was between 10% and 15%.

  • Data have been suppressed if the margin of error was above 15%, or where a margin of error could not be reliably calculated.


Notes


Data are based on AIHW analysis of ABS microdata.

Reference material

ABS (2016) National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey, 2014-15 [TableBuilder], 26 October 2023.