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Social Indicators December 2012

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Deaths Australia, 2011 2Author: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)Date of release: 8 November 2012

Estimating Homelessness Australia, 2011 3Author: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)Date of release: 12 November 2012

2011 Census Workforce Profile – First Release 4Author: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)Date of release: 20 November 2012

Corrective Services Australia, September Quarter 2012 6Author: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)Date of release: 22 November 2012

Northern Territory Quarterly Crime Statistics, September Quarter 2012 7Author: Department of the Attorney-General and Justice (DAGJ)Date of release: 23 November 2012

Northern Territory Emergency Response Child Health Check 8Initiative: Final ReportAuthor: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)Date of release: 27 November 2012

Economic Group │ Department of Treasury and Finance │ (08) 8999 6801 │ www.nt.gov.au/ntt │ economic.services@nt.gov.au

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rief Deaths, Australia 2011

ABS, http://www.abs.gov.au

About this publicationThis report provides statistics on deaths and death rates in Australia in 2011, with time series data going back to 2001.

SummaryUnless stated otherwise, the following is a summary of deaths and death rates in Australia in 2011.

There were 964 deaths in the Territory in 2011. Of these 437 or 45.3 per cent were Indigenous deaths. Nationally, Indigenous deaths comprised 1.7 per cent of total national deaths.

The age standardised death rate in the Territory in 2011 was 7.3 per 1000 population which was above the national average of 5.6 per 1000 population (Table 1).

In 2011, the infant mortality rate in the Territory was 7.6 deaths per 1000 live births which compares to 3.8 deaths per 1000 live births nationally (Figure 1).

The median age at death in the Territory in 2011 was 62.5 years. Nationally, the median age at death was 81.6 years.

In 2011, in the Territory, the median age at death for Indigenous females was 55.0 years which compares to a non-Indigenous figure of 73.5 years. Nationally, the figure for Indigenous females was 58.5 years and 84.6 years for non-Indigenous females.

The median age at death for Indigenous males was 51.8 years which compares to a non-Indigenous figure of 66.6 years. Nationally, the figure for Indigenous males was 55.4 years and 78.5 years for non-Indigenous males.

The age profile at death in the Territory in 2011 was as follows (Figure 2):

the age group 0-14 years comprised 4.8 per cent of deaths, compared to 1.1 per cent nationally;

the age group 15-64 years comprised 51.8 per cent of deaths, compared to 18.2 per cent nationally; and

the age group 65 years and over comprised 43.5 per cent of deaths, compared to 80.7 per cent nationally.

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Table 1: Age standardised death rate per 1000 population, 2011

Male Female Persons

NSW 6.9 4.7 5.7

Vic 6.6 4.6 5.5

Qld 6.8 4.6 5.7

WA 6.3 4.4 5.3

SA 6.7 4.6 5.6

Tas 7.6 5.5 6.5

ACT 5.9 4.4 5.1

NT 8.1 6.4 7.3

Australia 6.7 4.7 5.6

Source: ABS

Figure 1: Infant mortality rates per 1000 live births, 2001 to 2011

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 20110

2

4

6

8

10

12

NT Aust

Source: ABS

Figure 2: Age groups as a proportion of deaths, 2011

0

5–9

15–19

25–29

35–39

45–49

55–59

65–69

75–79

85+

20% 10% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%

NT Aust

Source: ABS

Released: 7 December 2012 │ Next Release: 1 February 2013

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rief Estimating Homelessness,

Australia 2011ABS, http://www.abs.gov.au

About this publicationThis publication presents Australian Bureau of Statistics estimates on the prevalence of homelessness in Australia using data from the 2011 Census of Population and Housing.

SummaryCare should be taken when interpreting results as the estimates are based on Census counts of usual place of residence which could underestimate the incidence of homelessness among youth, Indigenous people and victims of domestic violence/family violence.

The following is an estimate of the number of homeless people in the Territory on 9 August 2011.

In the 2011 Census, there were estimated to be 15 479 homeless people in the Territory. This represents 14.7 per cent of the national homelessness figure.

Indigenous people comprised 90.3 per cent of homeless people in the Territory. Nationally, Indigenous people comprised 25.4 per cent of homeless people (Figure 3).

The most common homelessness type was ‘severely’ crowded dwellings with 13 171 persons. ‘Severely’ crowded dwellings require four or more additional bedrooms to accommodate all usual residents. Other major forms of homelessness in the Territory were improvised dwellings with 848 persons and support accommodation with 571 persons (Table 2).

The homelessness age profile in the Territory in 2011 was as follows (Figure 4):

the age group 0-18 years comprised 39.9 per cent of homeless persons, compared to 27.3 per cent nationally.

the age group 19-64 years comprised 56.3 per cent of homeless persons, compared to 66.8 per cent nationally.

the age group 65 years and over comprised 3.8 per cent of homeless persons, compared to 5.9 per cent nationally.

Figure 3: Homelessness by Indigenous status, 2011

NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT Aust0%

25%

50%

75%

100%

Source: ABS

Table 2: Homelessness by type, 2011Northern Territory Australia

No % No %

Improvised dwellings 848 5.5 6 813 6.5

Support accommodation 571 3.7 21 258 20.2

Residing in other households 432 2.8 17 369 16.5

Boarding houses 435 2.8 17 721 16.8

‘Severely’ crowded dwellings 13 171 85.1 41 390 39.3

Other temporary lodgings 22 0.1 686 0.7

Total 15 479 100.0 105 237 100.0

Source: ABS

Figure 4: Age group by proportion of total homelessness, 2011

Under 12

12-18

19-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65-74

75+

30% 20% 10% 0% 10% 20% 30%

NT Aust

Source: ABS

Released: 7 December 2012 │ Next Release: 1 February 2013

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– First ReleaseABS, http://www.abs.gov.au

About this publicationThe 2011 Census Workforce Profile – First Release provides statistics on population workforce characteristics such as income, hours worked and education.

SummaryThe following is a summary of information from the 2011 Census Workforce – First Release. The information below is based on Census count of usual place of residence.

Population

In the 2011 Census, there were 211 945 people counted as usual place of residence in the Territory. Of these, 103 966 or 49.1 per cent were in the labour force. Nationally, the figure was 49.6 per cent.

Of the total number of people in the labour force, 99 481 or 95.7 per cent were employed during the 2011 Census. Nationally, 94.4 per cent of people in the labour force were employed.

By Statistical Area 3, the main areas of employment were Darwin City with 24 392 employed persons, followed by Darwin Suburbs with 18 764 and Alice Springs with 15 058 (Table 3).

The age profile of people employed in the Territory was consistent with the national age profile (Figure 5).

Hours worked

The following is a summary of the number of hours people worked in the week prior to the 2011 Census (Figure 6):

the proportion of people who worked 49 or more hours was 21.8 per cent, compared with 16.7 per cent nationally;

the proportion of people who worked between 35 and 48 hours was 49.9 per cent, compared with 46.6 per cent nationally; and

the proportion of people who worked between one and 34 hours was 21.1 per cent, compared to 30.5 per cent nationally.

Table 3: Northern Territory Statistical Area 4 (SA4) and Statistical Area 3 (SA3)

Employed

No.

Greater Darwin SA4 56 664

Darwin City SA3 24 392

Darwin Suburbs SA3 18 764

Palmerston SA3 5 928

Litchfield SA3 6 321

Rest of NT SA4 34 168

Alice Springs SA3 15 058

Barkly SA3 1 824

Daly-Tiwi-West Arnhem SA3 5 362

East Arnhem SA3 5 235

Katherine SA3 6 687

Other 8 649

Total NT 99 481(1) ‘Other’ includes offshore and shipping workers and

workers with no fixed address or an inadequately specified place of work.

(2) Figures may not add due to rounding.

Source: ABS

Figure 5: Age profile of people employed, 2011

15-19

25-29

35-39

45-49

55-59

65-69

75+

15% 10% 5% 0% 5% 10% 15%

NT Aust

Source: ABS

Figure 6: Proportions of hours worked, 2011

Other

1-15

16-24

25-34

35-39

40

41-48

49+

30% 20% 10% 0% 10% 20% 30%

NT Aust (1) ‘Other’ includes ‘not stated’ and ‘none’ responses.

Source: ABS

Released: 7 December 2012 │ Next Release: 1 February 2013

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people who worked 49 hours and over in the week prior to the Census was mining (64.4 per cent), followed by construction (35.5 per cent) and manufacturing (24.7 per cent) (Table 4).

Employment

The most pronounced differences in the Territory occupation profile were (Table 5):

the proportion of the working population employed in community service roles (13.3 per cent compared to 9.7 per cent nationally);

the proportion of the working population employed as salespeople (6.7 per cent compared to 9.4 per cent nationally); and

the proportion of the working population employed as tradespeople (15.4 per cent compared to 14.2 per cent nationally).

Wages

People were asked to report the wages that they had earned in the week prior to the 2011 Census. The wage profile of the Territory was as follows (Table 6):

the proportion of people earning less than $599 per week was 19.0 per cent, compared with 27.1 per cent nationally.

the proportion of people earning between $600 and $1499 per week was 53.8 per cent, compared with 49.3 per cent nationally.

the proportion of people earning $1500 and over per week was 24.9 per cent, compared with 20.9 per cent nationally.

Table 4: Hours worked by industry, 2011 None/Not

stated 1-34 35-48 49+

% % % %

Mining 10.6 6.0 19.0 64.4

Manufacturing 5.2 12.5 57.5 24.7

Construction 6.0 13.5 45.0 35.5

Retail 5.6 35.2 43.5 15.7

Finance 7.3 16.6 60.8 15.3Public Administration 10.1 13.5 59.8 16.6

Education 6.2 27.1 48.8 17.9

Health Care 7.6 25.8 55.4 11.2(1) ‘None’ includes individuals on leave or who did not work

during the week prior to the Census.

Source: ABS

Table 5: Employees by category, 2011Northern Territory Australia

No % No %

Managers 12 046 12.1 1 293 969 12.9

Professionals 20 377 20.5 2 145 441 21.3

Trades 15 364 15.4 1 425 146 14.2Community Service 13 242 13.3 971 898 9.7

Administration 14 585 14.7 1 483 557 14.7

Sales 6 665 6.7 942 139 9.4Machinery Operators 6 180 6.2 659 551 6.6

Labourers 9 658 9.7 947 607 9.4

Other 1 364 1.4 189 017 1.8

Total 99 481 100.0 10 058 325 100.0

Source: ABS

Table 6: Wages per week, 2011Northern Territory Australia

No. % No. %

$1-$199 3 275 3.3 525 725 5.2

$200-$299 3 412 3.4 424 527 4.2

$300-$399 3 629 3.6 561 750 5.6

$400-$599 8 599 8.6 1 212 456 12.1

$600-$799 12 718 12.8 1 501 530 14.9

$800-$999 13 729 13.8 1 286 816 12.8

$1,000-$1,249 15 410 15.5 1 268 836 12.6

$1,250-$1,499 11 652 11.7 905 236 9.0

$1,500-$1,999 14 381 14.5 1 071 311

10.7

$2,000+ 10 395 10.5 1 020 383

10.1

Not stated/Nil 2 281 2.3 279 755 2.8

Total 99 481 100.0 10 058 325 100.0

Source: ABS

Released: 7 December 2012 │ Next Release: 1 February 2013

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September Quarter 2012ABS, http://www.abs.gov.au

About this publicationThis quarterly report provides statistics on persons in corrective services custody and persons in home detention, undertaking community service or on parole, bail or probation during the September quarter 2012.

SummaryThe following is a summary of persons in the corrective services system in the Territory during the September quarter 2012.

In the September quarter 2012, there were 1404 persons in full time custody in the Territory. This represents a 12.2 per cent increase compared to September 2011. Nationally, there was a 1.3 per cent increase over the same period.

Of the total number of prisoners, 1321 or 94.1 per cent were male and 83 or 5.9 per cent were female.

Of the total number of prisoners, 83.3 per cent were Indigenous. This compares to a national average figure of 26.9 per cent (Table 7).

The Indigenous imprisonment rate in the Territory in the September quarter 2012 was 2695.3 per 100 000 Indigenous adults. This was the second highest rate after Western Australia (4056.6) and above the national average of 2255.9 (Figure 7).

There were 1199 people in community-based corrections in the September quarter 2012, an increase of 13.2 per cent compared to the September quarter 2011. Nationally, there was a 0.1 per cent decrease over the same period.

Of the total number of people in community-based corrections in the Territory, 78.2 per cent (938) were Indigenous compared to 20.1 per cent nationally (Table 8).

Table 7: Full time prisoners by Indigenous status, September quarter 2012

Prisoners Indigenous

No No. %

NSW 9 604 2 164 22.5

Vic 4 947 361 7.3

Qld 5 656 1 669 29.5

WA 4 924 1 942 39.4

SA 2 084 474 22.7

Tas 489 75 15.3

ACT 277 49 17.7

NT 1 404 1 170 83.3

Australia 29 385 7 904 26.9Source: ABS

Figure 7: Indigenous imprisonment rate per 100 000 Indigenous adults, September quarter 2012

NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT Aust 0

1 000

2 000

3 000

4 000

5 000

Source: ABS

Table 8: Community-based corrections prisoners by Indigenous status, September quarter 2012

Prisoners Indigenous

No No. %

NSW 16 611 3 425 20.6

Vic 9 048 528 5.8

Qld 15 093 3 393 22.5

WA 4 067 1 398 34.4

SA 5 239 870 16.6

Tas 1 955 273 14.0

ACT 1 298 143 11.0

NT 1 199 938 78.2

Australia 54 510 10 966 20.1Source: ABS

Released: 7 December 2012 │ Next Release: 1 February 2013

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Crime Statistics, September Quarter 2012NT Department of Attorney General and Justice, http://www.nt.gov.au/justice

About this publicationThis quarterly publication provides statistics on criminal offence counts in the Northern Territory extracted from the Police Real-time On-line Management Information System.

SummaryThe following summarises information on offence counts in the Territory during 2011-12.

The number of offences against property increased by 1556 or 7.9 per cent. The main drivers of this increase the property offence categories property damage (472), followed by house break-ins (400) and theft (337).

There were 280 sexual assault offences recorded in the Territory in 2011-12. This represents a 20.0 per cent decline compared to 2010-11 (Table 9).

There were 21 instances of homicide and related offences reported by police in 2011-12 compared to 15 in 2010-11 (Table 9).

There were 6955 assault offences recorded in the Territory in 2011-12, compared with 6469 in 2010-11 (Table 9). This represents an annual increase of 7.5 per cent (Figure 8).

Of the total number of assault offences recorded in 2011-12, 4109 or 59.1 per cent involved alcohol, 4004 or 57.6 per cent were associated with domestic violence and 2585 or 37.1 per cent involved both alcohol and domestic violence.

The highest proportion of assault offences recorded in the Territory in 2011-12 occurred in NT Balance (27.2 per cent), followed by Alice Springs (25.4 per cent) and Darwin (22.7 per cent) (Table 10).

Table 9: Selected offences2010-11 2011-12 Change

No. No. %

Offences against property 19 808 21 364 7.9

House break-ins 1 849 2 249 21.6

Commerical break-ins 1 866 1 927 3.3

Motor vehicle theft and related offences 2 157 2 443 13.3

Theft 6 873 7 210 4.9

Property damage 7 063 7 535 6.7

Offences against persons 7 500 7 945 5.9

Sexual assault 350 280 -20.0

Homicide and related offences 15 21 40.0

Assault 6 469 6 955 7.5

Threatening behaviour 306 301 -1.6

Other 360 388 7.8

Source: NT Department of Attorney General and Justice

Figure 8: Assault offences recorded

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 0

1 000

2 000

3 000

4 000

5 000

6 000

7 000

8 000

Source: NT Department of Attorney General and Justice

Table 10: Assault offences recorded and selected characteristics of offences

2010-11 2011-12

No. % No. %

Darwin 1 504 23.2 1 577 22.7

Palmerston 454 7.0 477 6.9

Alice Springs 1 678 25.9 1 766 25.4

Katherine 624 9.6 688 9.9

Tennant Creek 471 7.4 460 6.6

Nhulunbuy 96 1.5 92 1.3

NT Balance 1 642 25.4 1 895 27.2

Total 6 469 100.0 6 955 100.0

Source: NT Department of Attorney General and Justice

Released: 7 December 2012 │ Next Release: 1 February 2013

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rief Northern Territory Emergency

Response Child Health Check Initiative: Final ReportAIHW, http://www.aihw.gov.au

About this publicationThis report provides information on dental, audiology and ear, nose and throat (ENT) services funded through the Child Health Check Initiative between August 2007 and June 2012.

SummaryUnless stated otherwise, the following is a summary of dental, audiology, ENT services and middle ear conditions since 2007.

Dental Since 2007, 9281 Indigenous children have

received 17 169 dental services. This represents 57.1 per cent of the eligible Indigenous population aged under 16 (Table 11).

A total of 79.5 per cent or 7376 Indigenous children consented to share information about their dental health. The following is a summary of indicators drawn from this sample.

Of those Indigenous children who consented to sharing information, 59.6 per cent or 4393 received treatment for at least one oral health problem. The most common treatments were for untreated caries (3863), followed by dental abscess (383) and mouth infection or mouth sores (366) (Table 12).

Of the 1916 children who received two or more oral health checks, 1003 had at least one dental problem identified during their first check. This number declined to 778 after their second check (Table 13).

A sample of 1273 children was selected for additional testing. Of these, 81.7 per cent or 1040 Indigenous children had at least one decayed, missing or filled tooth.

Audiology Since 2007, 5739 Indigenous children have

received 9238 audiology services. This represents 35.3 per cent of the eligible Indigenous population aged under 16 (Table 14).

Table 11: Proportion of Indigenous children who received dental services by region

Children treated Total

No. % of total No.

Arnhem 2 373 71.6 3 350

Central Australia 2 106 54.4 3 934

Darwin Rural 1 995 40.5 5 188

Katherine/Barkly 1 849 50.0 3 787

Not recorded/Other 2 615 n.a. n.a.

Total 9 281 57.1 16 259

Source: AIHW

Table 12: Dental health problemsNorthern Territory

No. %

Untreated caries 3 863 52.4

Dental abscess 383 5.2

Mouth infections or sores 366 5.0

Gum disease 175 2.4

Broken or chipped teeth 88 1.2

Other 1 173 15.9Source: AIHW

Table 13: Changes in oral health among children who received two or more checks

First care Last care

No. % No. %

Children with at least one dental problem 1 003 52.3 778 40.6

Untreated caries 961 50.2 733 38.3

Mouth infection/sores 118 6.2 24 1.3

Other 119 6.2 127 6.6

Children with no oral health conditions 913 47.7 1 138 59.4

Total 1 916 n.a. 1 916 n.a.(1) Subtotals may not add to totals as children can have

more than one oral health condition.Source: AIHW

Table 14: Proportion of Indigenous children who received audiology services by region

Children treated Total

No. % of total No.

Arnhem 1 064 31.8 3 350

Central Australia 1 543 39.2 3 934

Darwin Rural 1 202 23.2 5 188

Katherine/Barkly 1 231 32.5 3 787

Not recorded/Other 699 n.a. n.a.

Total 5 739 35.3 16 259

Source: AIHW

Released: 7 December 2012 │ Next Release: 1 February 2013

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from a sample of Indigenous children who consented to sharing information about their audiological health.

Of the 5184 Indigenous children who consented to sharing information, 51.4 per cent or 2664 had some hearing loss. Of these, 1169 had mild hearing loss, 480 had moderate hearing loss, 14 had severe hearing loss and 6 had profound hearing loss.

In 73.9 per cent of cases at least one further action was required. The most common action required was ongoing by monitoring by the NT hearing service (2912), followed by case managed by primary health-care services (2091) and case management by ENT specialist (1694).

Of the 1893 children who received two or more audiology services, 854 had some hearing loss at the time of their first check. At the end of their last check, 59.5 per cent had improved hearing outcomes (Table 15).

Ear, Nose and Throat Between August 2007 and December 2010, 2643

Indigenous children received 3789 ENT services. This represents 16.3 per cent of the eligible Indigenous population aged under 16 (Table 16).

Of the 616 Indigenous children who required treatment, 566 were given medication, 179 underwent an aural toilet (clean) and 48 had foreign bodies removed.

In 72.9 per cent of cases at least one further action was required. The most common actions required were ENT review (65.3 per cent), followed by audological assessment (62.8 per cent) and referral to a primary health-care service for monitoring (42.2 per cent).

Middle ear conditions

Since 2007, 5474 Indigenous children have received an audiology or ENT service. Of these, 3650 or 66.7 per cent had at least one type of middle ear condition. The most common of these were otitis media with effusion (1431), followed by dry perforation (791) and chronic suppuratives otitis media (676) (Table 17).

The incidence of middle ear conditions for the 1103 children who received an audiology or ENT service before and after June 2009 declined from 87.0 per cent to 66.5 per cent.

Table 15: Changes in hearing impairment among children who received two or more audiology checks

Northern Territory

No. %

Improved 508 59.5

No change 243 28.5

Deterioriated 51 6.0

Missing 52 6.1

Total 854 100.0Source: AIHW

Table 16: Proportion of Indigenous children who received ENT services by region

Children treated Total

No. % of total No.

Arnhem 446 13.3 3 350

Central Australia 820 20.8 3 934

Darwin Rural 512 9.9 5 188

Katherine/Barkly 589 15.6 3 787

Not recorded/Other 365 n.a. n.a.

Total 2 643 16.3 16 259Source: AIHW

Table 17: Type of middle ear conditionNorthern Territory

No. %

At least one middle ear condition 3 650 66.7

Otitis media with effusion 1 431 26.1

Dry perforation 791 14.5

Chronic suppurative otitis media 676 12.3

Eustachian tube dysfunction 600 11.0

Acute otitis media 380 6.9

Foreign body 55 1.0

Other 373 6.8

No middle ear infection 1 691 30.9

Missing 133 2.4

Total 5 474 100.0(1) Subtotals may not add to totals as children can have

more than one middle ear condition.Source: AIHW

Released: 7 December 2012 │ Next Release: 1 February 2013