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Introduction

There are significant differences between employment and income outcomes for indigenous and on-indigenous Australians, for example:

• labour force participation February 2001 : 59.0% of Indigenous people aged 15 and over
  were in the labour force compared with 63.9% of the total population in the same age group.
• Unemployment February 2001: The unemployment rate was 23.0% for Indigenous adults
  compared with 7.4% for non-Indigenous adults. This rate has improved since 1994 (when
  Indigenous unemployment was 27.8%) but has deteriorated since 2000 when Indigenous
  unemployment was 17.6%.
• Income 2001 : The average weekly income for Indigenous people aged 15 and over ($231)
  was only 60% of that for non-Indigenous people in the same age group ($387).

This section will provide an overview of:

• Demographics
• Current education issues and concerns
• Examples of Government policy documents
• Links to useful resources