A	Statistical appendix
This appendix contains contextual information to assist the interpretation of the performance indicators presented in the Report.
Most of the service areas covered by the Report on Government Services 2006 (2006 Report) use population data from tables A.1 and A.2 for descriptive information (such as expenditure per person in the population) or performance indicators (such as participation rates for vocational education and training [VET]).
Indigenous data in the statistical appendix
The statistical appendix in the 2006 Report contains the following data items on Indigenous people:
•	population profile, 30 June 2001
•	proportion with weekly income of $199 or less, August 2001
•	proportion who had completed year 12 or equivalent, August 2001
•	proportion who had attended higher education, August 2001.
Supporting tables
Supporting tables for data within the statistical appendix of this compendium are contained in attachment A of the compendium. These tables are identified in references throughout this chapter by an ‘A’ suffix (for example, table A.3 is table 3 in the statistical appendix attachment). As the data are directly sourced from the 2006 Report, the compendium also notes where the original table, figure or text in the 2006 Report can be found. For example, where the compendium refers to ‘2006 Report, p. A.15’ this is page 15 of the statistical appendix of the 2006 Report, and ‘2006 Report, table A.2’ is attachment table 2 of the statistical appendix attachment of the 2006 Report.
Population 
More than three quarters of Australia’s 20.1 million people lived in the eastern states as at 30 June 2004, with NSW, Victoria and Queensland accounting for 33.5 per cent, 24.7 per cent and 19.3 per cent respectively of the nation’s population. Western Australia and SA accounted for a further 9.9 per cent and 7.6 per cent respectively of the population, while Tasmania, the ACT and the NT accounted for the remaining 2.4 per cent, 1.6 per cent and 1.0 per cent respectively (table A.1).
The Australian population is highly urbanised, with 66.3 per cent of the population located in major cities as at 30 June 2004 (figure A.1). Across jurisdictions, this proportion ranged from 99.8 per cent in the ACT to 52.7 per cent in Queensland (table A.5). Tasmania and the NT by definition have no major cities. In Tasmania, 97.7 per cent of the population lived in regional areas. Australia-wide, 2.5 per cent of people lived in remote areas. The NT was markedly above this average, with 45.2 per cent of people living in remote areas. 
As in most other developed economies, greater life expectancy and declining fertility have contributed to an ‘ageing’ of Australia’s population. The experiences of Indigenous Australians, however, are markedly different (figure A.2). At 30 June 2004, 9.2 per cent of Australia’s population was aged 70 years or over, in contrast to 1.6 per cent of Australia’s Indigenous population at 30 June 2001 (table A.6). Across jurisdictions, the proportion of people aged 70 years or over ranged from 11.0 per cent in SA to 2.6 per cent in the NT (table A.1). 
The most and least common languages other than English spoken in people’s homes varied across jurisdictions in August 2001. The most extreme variation was in the NT, where 15.4 per cent of people spoke an Australian Indigenous language (67.6 per cent of the total persons who spoke a language other than English in their homes) (table A.3).
Figure A.1	Estimated residential population, by geographic location, June 2004a, b, c
	
a Preliminary data. b Geographic location is based on the Remoteness Structure outlined in the 2001 Australian Standard Geographic Classification (ASGC). c ‘Australia’ includes other territories.
Source: ABS Australian Demographic Statistics (unpublished); table A.5; 2006 Report, p. A.6, figure A.4.
Figure A.2	Population distribution, Australia, by age and sex, 30 Junea, b 
	
	All persons (2004)		Indigenous (2001)	
		
a Totals may not add as a result of rounding. b Includes other territories.
Source: ABS (2001); ABS Australian Demographic Statistics (unpublished); tables A.1 and A.6; 2006 Report, p. A.3, figure A.1.
Indigenous population profile
There were 458 520 (230 994 female and 227 526 male) Indigenous people in Australia at 30 June 2001, accounting for approximately 2.4 per cent of the population (tables A.2 and A.6). The proportion of people who were Indigenous was significantly higher in the NT (28.8 per cent) than in any other jurisdiction. Across the other jurisdictions, the proportion ranged from 3.7 per cent in Tasmania to 0.6 per cent in Victoria (figure A.3). Nationally, the Indigenous population is projected to grow to 528 645 people in 2009 (table A.7). 
The majority of Indigenous people (79.8 per cent) at August 2001 spoke only English at home, while 12.1 per cent spoke an Indigenous language and English, and 2.5 per cent spoke another language. At that time, 5.6 per cent did not state any specific language (table A.8).
Figure A.3	Indigenous people as a proportion of the population, 30 June 2001a
	
a ‘Australia’ includes other territories.
Source: ABS (2001); ABS Australian Demographic Statistics (unpublished); tables A.2 and A.6; 2006 Report, p. A.7, figure A.5.
Income
Nationally, 27.1 per cent of people aged 15 years or over in August 2001 had a weekly individual income of $199 or less (table A.10). The proportion was considerably higher for younger people (68.8 per cent for people aged 15–19 years), Indigenous people (41.6 per cent), females (31.8 per cent) and older people (27.7 per cent for people aged 75 years or over) (figure A.4).
Figure A.4	Weekly individual income of $199 or less, by sex, Indigenous status and age, August 2001a
	
a ‘Australia’ includes other territories.
Source: ABS (2002a); ABS (2002b); tables A.10–A.12; 2006 Report, p. A.10, figure A.8.
Educational attainment
Employment outcomes and income are closely linked to the education and skill levels of individuals. The proportion of non‑Indigenous people aged 15 years or over who had completed year 12 or equivalent schooling was considerably higher than the proportion of Indigenous people (39.5 per cent and 16.8 per cent respectively) in August 2001. Across jurisdictions, the proportion of Indigenous people aged 15 years or over who had completed year 12 or equivalent schooling ranged from 36.4 per cent in the ACT to 7.1 per cent in the NT. The proportion of non‑Indigenous people was highest in the ACT (59.8 per cent) and lowest in Tasmania (28.4 per cent) (figure A.5).
Figure A.5	People aged 15 years or over who had completed year 12 or equivalent, by Indigenous status, August 2001a, b 
	
a Refers to primary and secondary schooling. b ‘Australia’ includes other territories. 
Source: ABS (2002b); table A.13; 2006 Report, p. A.12, figure A.11.
The proportion of the Indigenous population who were attending TAFE in August 2001 was greater than the proportion of the non-Indigenous population in all jurisdictions except WA, the ACT and the NT. Conversely, the proportion of the Indigenous population attending university was less than that of the non-Indigenous population in all jurisdictions (figure A.6).
Figure A.6	Proportion of population attending higher education, by Indigenous status, August 2001a, b
	
a ‘Australia’ includes other territories. b ‘University’ includes other tertiary institutions. 
Source: ABS (2002b); table A.14; 2006 Report, p. A.13, figure A.13.
Supporting tables
Supporting tables for data within this chapter are contained in the attachment to the compendium. These tables are identified in references throughout this chapter by an ‘A’ suffix (for example, table A.3 is table 3 in the statistic appendix attachment). The tables included in the attachment are listed below.

Population		
Table A.1	Estimated resident population by age and sex, 30 June 2004 ('000)  	
Table A.2	Estimated resident population by calendar and financial year 	
Table A.3	Persons by country of birth, August 2001 ('000)	
Table A.4	Persons by language spoken at home, August 2001 ('000) 	
Table A.5	Estimated resident population by geographic location, 
30 June 2004  	
Table A.6	Preliminary estimated resident Indigenous population by age and sex, 30 June 2001 ('000)	
Table A.7	Experimental projection of the Indigenous population, 2000 to 2009 (number)   	
Table A.8	Language spoken at home by Indigenous people and proficiency in spoken English, by sex, August 2001 (number)	
Family and household	
Table A.9	Families and persons in families in occupied private dwellings by Indigenous status and family type, August 2001	
Income and employment	
Table A.10	Persons aged 15 years and over, by weekly individual income and sex, August 2001	
Table A.11	Persons aged 15 years and over by weekly individual income and Indigenous status, August 2001	
Table A.12	Persons aged 15 years and over, by weekly individual income and age, August 2001	
Table A.13	People aged 15 years or over, by highest level of schooling completed and Indigenous status, August 2001 ('000) 	
Table A.14	Type of educational institution attending by Indigenous status, August 2001 ('000)	

References
ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) 2001, Experimental Estimates and Projections, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, Cat. no. 3238.0, Canberra.
—— 2002a, Census of Population and Housing: Basic Community Profiles, Australia, Cat. no. 2002.0, DX Database, viewed 18 July 2002, unpublished.
—— 2002b, Census of Population and Housing: Indigenous Community Profiles, Australia, Cat. no. 2002.0, DX Database, viewed 18 July 2002, unpublished.