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Citizenship and Governance explores the understandings of citizenship and the interaction between individuals and governance processes. It includes the ability to make decisions, have appropriate representation of views and to have the knowledge of and ability to exercise rights and responsibilities. Survey results National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey (cat. no. 4714.0) National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Survey 1994: Detailed Findings, 1994 (cat. no. 4190.0) Articles Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Wellbeing: A focus on Children and Youth; 2011 (cat. no. 4725.0) The Health and Welfare of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, 2010 (cat. no. 4704.0) Framework for Measuring Wellbeing: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, 2010 (cat. no. 4703.0) Feature Article: Indigenous Disadvantage and Selected Measures of Wellbeing, Yearbook Chapter, 2009–10 (cat. no. 1301.0) Microdata Microdata: National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey, Expanded CURF, 2008 (cat. no. 4720.0.55.001) National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey, 2002, Expanded National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Survey, 1994 (Basic and Expanded) Citizenship Statistics SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over, by Remoteness area, Australia–2008 Major cities Regional areas Remote areas Australia % % % % Whether participated in sporting, social or community activities in last 12 months Participated 92.7 91.7 93.4 92.5 Did not participate 7.3 8.3 6.6 7.5 Whether able to get support in time of crisis from outside household Able to get support 89.3 89.4 87.1 88.8 Not able to get support 10.7 10.6 12.9 11.2 How often feels able to have a say within community on important issues All of the time 10.1 8.5 13.1 10.2 Most of the time 17.5 12.7 14.8 14.7 Some of the time 20.0 23.4 27.0 23.2 A little of the time 21.0 23.7 18.6 21.5 None of the time 31.4 31.8 26.6 30.4 Source: Table 02; National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey, 2008 (cat. no. 4714.0) This page first published 29 March 2011, last updated 12 October 2012

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