The Indigenous and General Surveys Unit has been established in ABS Central Office. The unit has responsibility for a number of Indigenous surveys, including initial survey outputs. The role of this unit is to develop culturally appropriate ways by which the range and quality of Indigenous statistics may be improved. To achieve these outcomes, the unit works closely with the Indigenous community in Western Australia and is currently playing an active role in the Western Australian Aboriginal Child Health Survey . The Indigenous Profile provides 26 tables containing key census characteristics of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons, families and dwellings.
Some tables provide comparisons with the non-Indigenous population.
It is based on place of enumeration. This site provides an on-line tutorial for people who wish to develop their knowledge and skills in the use of statistics available about Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.