Housing Statistics for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples methodology

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Reference period

2018-19 financial year

Released

11/05/2022

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This publication presents results from the 2001, 2006, 2011 and 2016 Census of Population and Housing (Census), the 2016 Census of Population and Housing: Estimating Homelessness, the 2008 and 2014-15 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey (NATSISS) and the 2012-13 and 2018-19 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey (NATSIHS).

For the respective Methodologies, refer to the following:

Census

Census: Estimating Homelessness

Census of Population and Housing: Estimating Homelessness methodology, 2016

NATSISS

Explanatory notes, National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey, 2008.
Explanatory notes, National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey, 2014-15.

NATSIHS

Explanatory notes, Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey, 2012-13.
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey Methodology, 2018-19.

Data definitions

Data definitions table

Table 1. Housing Statistics for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people – data definitions(a)
Measurement	Downloads table	Collection	Data items	Inclusions/Exclusions
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander household status	Dwelling characteristics, tables 1.0-1.1	Census 2001-2016	Indigenous household indicator	N/A
Type of non-private dwelling	Dwelling characteristics, tables 2.0-2.1	Census 2016	Type of non-private dwelling	Excludes not stated
Dwelling structure	Dwelling characteristics, tables 3.0-3.7, 5.0-5.1	Census 2016	Dwelling structure	Excluded not stated
Number of bedrooms	Dwelling characteristics, tables 4.0-4.1, 5.0-5.1	Census 2016	Number of bedrooms in private dwelling	Includes not stated in tables 4.0-4.1, excludes not stated in tables 5.0-5.1
Whether dwelling of an acceptable standard	Standard of housing, tables 1.0-1.1	NATSISS 2008 and 2014-15, NATSIHS 2012-13 and 2018-19	Whether household living in house of an acceptable standard	2012-13 NATSIHS and 2014-15 NATSISS include not stated
Whether dwelling of an acceptable standard	Housing suitability and Overcrowding – Households, tables 4.0-4.1	NATSISS 2014-15 and NATSIHS 2018-19	Whether household living in house of an acceptable standard	2012-13 NATSIHS and 2014-15 NATSISS include not stated
Household facilities that are not available or that do not work	Standard of housing, tables 2.0-2.5	NATSIHS 2012-13 and 2018-19, NATSISS 2014-15	Household facilities that are not available or that do not work.	2012-13 NATSIHS and 2014-15 NATSISS include not stated
	Housing suitability and Overcrowding – Households, tables 6.0-6.2	NATSIHS 2012-13 and 2018-19, NATSISS 2014-15		2012-13 NATSIHS and 2014-15 NATSISS include not stated
Major structural problems	Standard of housing, tables 3.0-3.5	NATSIHS 2012-13 and 2018-19, NATSISS 2014-15	Types of major structural problems. Number of major structural problems.	2012-13 and 14-15 includes not stated
Major structural problems	Housing suitability and Overcrowding – Households, tables 5.0-5.2	NATSIHS 2012-13 and 2018-19, NATSISS 2014-15		2012-13 and 14-15 includes not stated
Housing Suitability (overcrowding), counting households	Housing suitability and Overcrowding – Households, tables 1.0-1.9, 3.0-3.7	Census 2001-2016	Housing Suitability	Excludes unable to determine and not stated
	Household Income, tables 3.0-3.3	Census 2011 and 2016	Housing Suitability	Excludes unable to determine and not stated
	Housing suitability and Overcrowding – Households, tables 2.0-2.1, 4.0-6.2	NATSIHS 2012-13 and 2018-19, NATSISS 2014-15	Canadian National Occupancy Standard	Excludes not known or not stated
	Socio-economic index of dwelling location, tables 1.0-1.4.	Census 2011 and 2016	Canadian National Occupancy Standard	Excludes not known or not stated
Housing Suitability (overcrowding), counting people	Closing the Gap target - Appropriately sized housing - Persons, tables 1.0-1.9	Census 2001-2016	Housing Suitability	Excludes Unable to determine and Not stated
Housing Suitability (overcrowding), counting people	Closing the Gap target - Appropriately sized housing - Persons, tables 2.0-2.1	NATSIHS 2012-13 and 2018-19, NATSISS 2014-15	Canadian National Occupancy Standard	Excludes not known or not stated
Tenure and Landlord Type	Tenure and landlord type, tables 1.0-1.9	Census 2001-2016	Tenure and Landlord Type	Owned with a mortgage includes 'Being purchased under a shared equity scheme'. Rented includes 'Being occupied rent-free'. Other tenure type includes 'Being occupied under a life tenure scheme'. Total excludes not stated.
Tenure Type	Housing suitability and Overcrowding – Households, tables 3.0-3.7	Census 2001-2016	Tenure Type
	Household Income, tables 2.0-2.3	Census 2011 and 2016
	Socio-economic index of dwelling location, tables 1.5-1.8	Census 2011 and 2016
Homelessness estimates	Homelessness, table 1.0	Census 2016	Homeless operational group	N/A
Whether ever experienced homelessness	Homelessness, table 2.0	NATSISS 2014-15	Whether ever experienced homelessness	N/A
Median equivalised total household weekly income	Household income, tables 1.0-3.3	Census 2001-2016	Equivalised Total Household Income (weekly)	Excludes partial income stated and all incomes not stated
Median monthly mortgage repayments	Housing costs, tables 1.0-1.9	Census 2011 and 2016	Mortgage Repayments (monthly) Dollar Values	Excludes not stated
Median weekly rent payments	Housing costs, tables 2.0-2.9	Census 2011 and 2016	Rent (weekly) Dollar Values	Excludes not stated
Weekly rent payments by Landlord type	Housing costs, tables 3.0-3.1	Census 2016	Rent (weekly) Dollar values. Landlord Type	Landlord type excludes not stated
Index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)	Socio-economic index of dwelling location, tables 1.0-1.8	Census 2011 and 2016	Index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)	N/A
Family composition of household	Tenure and landlord type, tables 2.0-2.3	Census 2011 and 2016	Family household composition (dwelling)	Excludes 'Visitors only' and 'Other non-classifiable' households. Excludes 'Other households' including lone person and group households.
Family composition of families in households	Tenure and landlord type, tables 3.0-3.1	Census 2016	Family household composition (family)	Excludes 'Visitors only' and 'Other non-classifiable' households. Excludes 'Other households' including lone person and group households.

(a) All data is for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons, families or households unless otherwise specified.

About ABS Geography

The Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) provides a framework of statistical areas used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) and other organisations to enable the publication of statistics that are comparable and spatially integrated. The ASGS provides users with an integrated set of standard areas that can be used for analysing, visualising and integrating statistics produced by the ABS and other organisations. See here for further information about the ASGS.

The tables in this publication are presented by the following ASGS ABS Structures:

Main Structure

State and Territory

Remoteness Structure

Major cities, Inner Regional, Outer Regional, Remote and Non-remote.

Indigenous Structure

Indigenous Regions (IREG), Indigenous Areas (IARE), Indigenous Locations (ILOC)

Census data is presented at all of the above Geography Structures, while the survey data is limited to State and Territory and Remoteness. Further information about ABS statistical geography and a diagram of how the various ABS Structures interrelate can be found in the ASGS: Volume 1 - Main Structure and Greater Capital City Statistical Areas, July 2016.

The Indigenous Structure is based on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ population distribution in the broader Australian community, so is ideal for analysis of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander data. In the ASGS Indigenous Structure, Indigenous Locations (ILOCs) are the smallest available unit. These are combined to create Indigenous Areas (IAREs) and then Indigenous Regions (IREGs). Further information about the Indigenous Structure can be found in the ASGS: Volume 2 - Indigenous Structure, July 2016.

Census data is also presented by the Non ABS Structure of Local Government Areas. Further information about the Non ABS Structures can be found in the ASGS: Volume 1 - Main Structure and Greater Capital City Statistical Areas, July 2016.

Abbreviations

ABS	Australian Bureau of Statistics
Census	Census of Population and Housing
CHINS	Community Housing and Infrastructure Needs Survey
CNOS	Canadian National Occupancy Standard
IEO	Index of Education and Occupation
IER	Index of Economic Resources
IRSAD	Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage
IRSD	Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage
NATSIHS	National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey
NATSISS	National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey
SEIFA	Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas

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