Contextual information
Proportion who report having experienced racism in the previous 12 months
Data tables appear under figures
Measure 1
Proportion of people reporting they experienced racial prejudice in the past 6 months
Nationally in 2022, 60% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 18 years or over reported they had experienced at least one form of racial prejudice in the past 6 months. This is an increase from 43% in 2018.
Indicator data specifications
Related outcome: | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people enjoy high levels of social and emotional wellbeing. |
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Related target: | Significant and sustained reduction in suicide of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people towards zero. |
Indicator: | Proportion who report having experienced racism in the previous 12 months |
Measure: | There are two measures for this indicator. Measure 1 is the proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people reporting they experienced racial prejudice in the past 6 months, defined as: Numerator – number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 18 years or over who reported they had experienced at least one form of racial prejudice in the past 6 months Denominator – number of Aboriginal people aged 18 years or over and is presented as a percentage Measure 2 is the proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people reporting they experienced one or more forms of discrimination/racism in everyday life due to being Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, defined as: Numerator – number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 16 years or over who were treated unfairly in the last 12 months Denominator – number of Aboriginal people aged 16 years or over and is presented as a percentage. |
Indicator established: | National Agreement on Closing the Gap July 2020 |
Latest dashboard update for the indicator: | 31 July 2024 |
Indicator type: | Contextual information |
Interpretation of change: | A low or decreasing rate is desirable. |
Data source: | Measure 1 Name: Australian Reconciliation Barometer (ARB). Frequency: Two-yearly Documentation (links): https://www.reconciliation.org.au/reconciliation/australian-reconciliation-barometer/ Measure 2 Name: Mayi Kuwayu (MK) study (data availability to be confirmed with provider). Frequency: Periodic Documentation (links): https://mkstudy.com.au/the-survey/ |
Data provider: | Measure 1 Provider name: Reconciliation Australia Measure 2 The data is not currently available. |
Baseline year: | Measure 1: 2018 Measure 2: The data is not currently available. |
Latest reporting period: | Measure 1: 2022 Measure 2: The data is not currently available. |
Disaggregations: | Measure 1 State and territory and Australia, by Indigenous status Measure 2 The data is not currently available. |
Computation: | All measures Numerator divided by Denominator multiplied by 100, rounded to whole values Counting rules Measure 1 Participants were self-identified as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. Includes (numerator): People reporting that they personally experienced any of these forms of prejudice in the past 6 months, on the basis of your race:
Supporting calculations
Measure 2 The data is not currently available. |
Data quality considerations: | Estimates that have a relative standard error between 25% and 50% should be used with caution. Estimates with a relative standard error of 50% or more are considered too unreliable for general use. Measure 1 See the ARB methodology for further information: 2022-Australian-Reconciliation-Barometer-FULL-Report.pdf The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and general community samples were drawn from a professional market and social research panel.
The experience of racial prejudice question was updated in 2020 to include ‘social media abuse’, which may have contributed to the rise in experiences since 2018. Measure 2 The data is not currently available. |
Future reporting: | Future reporting will seek to include the following additional disaggregations:
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