4722.0.55.009 - Self-employed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, 2006

SUMMARY

SUMMARY

In 2006, when compared with Indigenous employees, self-employed Indigenous people were:

older;
four times more likely to be working in the Construction industry (26% compared with 6%);
more likely to be managers (18% compared with 5%);
if male, more likely to work full-time (76% compared with 68%);
if female, equally as likely to work full-time (51% compared with 49%);
if male, having higher median weekly income ($802 compared with $715);
if female, having lower median weekly income ($582 compared with $687); and
more likely to have attained a Certificate III or higher degree (45% compared with 29%).


	SUMMARY SUMMARY In 2006, when compared with Indigenous employees, self-employed Indigenous people were: older; four times more likely to be working in the Construction industry (26% compared with 6%); more likely to be managers (18% compared with 5%); if male, more likely to work full-time (76% compared with 68%); if female, equally as likely to work full-time (51% compared with 49%); if male, having higher median weekly income ($802 compared with $715); if female, having lower median weekly income ($582 compared with $687); and more likely to have attained a Certificate III or higher degree (45% compared with 29%). Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.