Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Indicator |
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Indicator type: | Indicator |
Short name: | PI 21a-Employment to population ratio, for the working age population (15-64 years) (Census Data), 2012 |
METEOR identifier: | 438695 |
Registration status: | Indigenous, Superseded 13/06/2013 |
Description: | Proportion of the working aged population employed. |
Rationale: | Participation in employment has important consequences for living standards, social and emotional wellbeing and participation in the community. This is a key measure of the target to halve the gap in employment outcomes between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians within a decade. |
Indicator set: | National Indigenous Reform Agreement (2012) Indigenous, Superseded 13/06/2013 |
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Collection and usage attributes | |
Population group age from: | 15 years |
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Population group age to: | 64 years |
Computation description: | Presentation: Number and percentage (per 100 population). Rate ratios and rate differences are calculated for Indigenous:non-Indigenous. |
Computation: | Rate: 100 x (Numerator ÷ Denominator). Rate ratio: Indigenous rate divided by non-Indigenous rate. Rate difference: Indigenous rate minus non-Indigenous rate. |
Numerator: | Number of people aged 15–64 years employed. |
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Denominator: | Total population of people aged 15–64 years |
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Disaggregation: | National and state/territory by Indigenous status. |
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Comments: | NO NEW DATA FOR 2012 REPORTING. Data sources for this indicator are:
The baseline report reported data from the 2008 NATSISS (Indigenous) and 2008 SEW (non-Indigenous) as the main data collection, and data from the 2006 Census as the supplementary data collection. The next available data source will be the 2011-12 NATSIHS for the Indigenous population. Baseline year for NIRA target (Halve the gap in employment outcomes within a decade) is 2008; baseline year for this indicator is 2008; target year is 2018. |
Representational attributes | |
Representation class: | Percentage |
Data type: | Real |
Unit of measure: | Person |
Format: | N[N].N |
Indicator conceptual framework | |
Framework and dimensions: | Socioeconomic Factors |
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Accountability attributes | |
Organisation responsible for providing data: | Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). |
Further data development / collection required: | Specification: Long-term. Annual data is not currently available for Indigenous persons. |
Source and reference attributes | |
Steward: | National Indigenous Reform Agreement Performance Information Management Group |
Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references: | Supersedes National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 21a-Employment to population ratio, for the working age population (15-64 years) (Census Data), 2011 Indigenous, Superseded 01/07/2012 Has been superseded by National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 14a-Level of workforce participation (Census data), 2013 Indigenous, Superseded 13/12/2013 |