INDIGENOUS BIRTHS AND FERTILITY RATES

• There were 15,800 births registered in Australia during 2009 (5% of all births) where at least one parent identified themselves as being of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin on the birth registration statement.
• In 2009, the TFR for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women increased to 2.57 babies per woman, up from 2.52 babies per woman in 2008.