During a survey conducted among young people aged 15 to 19 living in Australia in 2020, a larger share of female respondents who identified as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander reported that they were employed full time or part time compared to male Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander respondents. Almost one quarter of male Indigenous respondents reported not being in paid employment and not looking for work, compared to less than one-fifth of female Indigenous respondents.
Participation in paid employment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander respondents aged 15 to 19 years in Australia in 2020, by sex
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 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander respondents aged 15 to 19 years in Australia in 2020, by sex [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399237/australia-young-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-people-participation-in-paid-employment-by-sex/
Mission Australia. "Participation in paid employment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander respondents aged 15 to 19 years in Australia in 2020, by sex." Chart. October 28, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399237/australia-young-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-people-participation-in-paid-employment-by-sex/
Mission Australia. (2020). Participation in paid employment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander respondents aged 15 to 19 years in Australia in 2020, by sex. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399237/australia-young-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-people-participation-in-paid-employment-by-sex/
Mission Australia. "Participation in Paid Employment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Respondents Aged 15 to 19 Years in Australia in 2020, by Sex." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399237/australia-young-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-people-participation-in-paid-employment-by-sex/
Mission Australia, Participation in paid employment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander respondents aged 15 to 19 years in Australia in 2020, by sex Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399237/australia-young-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-people-participation-in-paid-employment-by-sex/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Participation in paid employment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander respondents aged 15 to 19 years in Australia in 2020, by sex [Graph], Mission Australia, October 28, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399237/australia-young-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-people-participation-in-paid-employment-by-sex/
