During a survey conducted among young people aged 15 to 19 living in Australia in 2020, approximately 1.3 percent of respondents who identified as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander reported that they were employed full time and a further 35.3 reported being employed part time. Almost one quarter of non-Indigenous respondents reported not being in paid employment and not looking for work.
Participation in paid employment of respondents aged 15 to 19 years in Australia in 2020, by indigenous status
A total of 25,800 young people between the ages of 15 and 19 responded to Mission Australia’s Youth Survey 2020, of which a total of 1,129 respondents identified as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander.
Note from source: Part-time refers to less than 35 hours per week, full-time employment refers to 35 hours or more.
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Mission Australia. (October 28, 2020). Participation in paid employment of respondents aged 15 to 19 years in Australia in 2020, by indigenous status [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399231/australia-young-people-participation-in-paid-employment-by-indigenous-status/
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