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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.

Description



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

  • Proportion of First Nations males aged 15 and over who had accessed the internet at home in the last 12 months

  • Proportion of First Nations females aged 15 and over who had accessed the internet at home in the last 12 months


Data period



  • 2014-15


Data source



  • ABS National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey


Region types reported



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


Suppression rules



  • 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.

Description



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


Data period



  • 2014-15


Data source



  • ABS National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey


Region types reported



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


Suppression rules



  • 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.