A summary of Australia's key economic and social indicators. The summary is available in table format and as a graphical summary. Key National Indicator graphs will be updated as additional data becomes available. A summary of Australia's key economic and social indicators. The summary is available in table format and as a graphical summary. Key...

More than $5.4 billion was spent by the public sector in Australia on cultural activities in 2005-06.

The five-yearly Census of Population and Housing is one of the most important sources of information about Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, providing a wide range of socioeconomic indicators, particularly for small areas. It is also the basis for calculating the Indigenous estimated resident population (ERP). This publication presents information on the Indigenous...

Australian Social Trends 2007 is the 14th edition of an annual series that presents information on contemporary social issues and areas of public policy concern. By drawing primarily on a wide range of ABS statistics, and statistics from other official sources, Australian Social Trends describes aspects of Australian society, and how these are changing over...

Tobacco use is of particular concern for the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, amongst whom smoking prevalence is more than double that of the non-Indigenous population. In 2004-05, half of the adult Indigenous population (50%) were current daily smokers (ABS 2006).Tobacco use is of particular concern for the health of Aboriginal and...