Target 5

Measures

• Number of First Nations people aged 20-24 years old who have attained a school qualification of Year 12 or equivalent, or equivalent (non-school qualification at Certificate level III or above based on the Australian Qualifications Framework).


• Proportion (%) of First Nations people aged 20-24 years old who have attained a school qualification of Year 12 or equivalent, by sex and over time.


• Proportion (%) of non-Indigenous people aged 20-24 years old who have attained a school qualification of Year 12 or equivalent, over time.

Available by

Sex: males, females, persons.

Data periods

• Census night (10 August) 2021.


• Time trend data (Census nights): (10 August) 2021, (9 August) 2016, (9 August) 2011, (8 August) 2006.

Data sources

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Census of Population and Housing 2021, 2016, 2011 and 2006 (ABS 2022, 2021).

Region types

• Main structures: Australia, States and Territories, Statistical Areas Level 4 (SA4), Statistical Areas Level 3 (SA3).


• Indigenous structures: Indigenous Regions (IREG).

Suppression

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.

Notes

• Geography based on place of usual residence.


• Non-school qualifications at Certificate level III or above based on the Australian Qualifications Framework include Certificate Level III or IV, Diploma or Advanced Diploma, Bachelor Degree, Graduate Diploma/Certificate or a Postgraduate Degree.


• Data excludes overseas visitors and people for whom Indigenous status was not stated.


• Data excludes people for whom information on highest year of school completed and non-school qualification attainment was not stated or inadequately described.


• Data for 2021 was analysed by the AIHW using ABS TableBuilder. Data for 2016, 2011 and 2006 was sourced from a custom data request provided by the ABS (ABS 2021).


• Data have been randomly adjusted by the ABS to protect confidentiality. No reliance should be placed on small numbers.