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The impact of living in regional and remote areas on the wellbeing of WA children and young people
Publisher
Teenagers
First Nations children
Rural and remote communities
Children
Western Australia
Description
In 2012 around 27 per cent (27.1%) of all children and young people lived in regional and remote areas of WA. Around 60 per cent (61.6%) of Aboriginal children and young people 0 to 19 years live in regional and remote areas.
In a number of important areas, the wellbeing of children and young people living in regional and remote areas is behind their counterparts in the metropolitan area.
Generally speaking, children and young people in remote and regional areas do not have the same access to facilities and services as those in the metropolitan area.
Publication Details
Copyright:
Commissioner for Children and Young People (WA)
Access Rights Type:
open
Post date:
29 May 2015
