Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have access to information and services enabling participation in informed decision-making regarding their own lives.

By 2026, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have equal levels of digital inclusion.

Comparable data on non-Indigenous people are currently not available. This means that there is currently no target or indicative trajectory to achieve parity.

Proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over who have accessed the internet at home in the last 12 months.

The measure is defined as:

Numerator — number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over who have accessed the internet at home in the last 12 months

Denominator — total number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the population aged 15 years and over

and is presented as a percentage.

National Agreement on Closing the Gap April 2021

23 June 2021

Target

A high or increasing proportion is desirable. An increase from the baseline year is an improvement.

Name: ABS National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey (NATSISS)

Frequency: Periodic

Documentation (links): https://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Lookup/ by%20Subject/4714.0~2014-15~Main%20Features~Key%20findings~1

Provider name: Australian Bureau of Statistics

Provider area: Centre for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Statistics

2014-15

2026

State and territory and Australia.

Numerator divided by Denominator multiplied by 100

Counting rules

Data are for all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who were usual residents of private dwellings in Australia.

Geographical variables are based on the location of the household.

Includes (numerator):

• people who have accessed the internet at home in the last 12 months.

Excludes (numerator):

• people who did not access the internet at home
• people who did not access the internet in the last 12 months
• people who did not know if they had accessed the internet in the last 12 months.

Supporting calculations

• Confidence intervals.

See the How to interpret data for further information: https://www.pc.gov.au/closing-the-gap-data/how-to/interpret-data.

Extraction

TableBuilder – Age group – 15 years and over (Person level) X State or Territory (Household level) X Whether accessed internet at home in last 12 months (Person level)

See NATSISS explanatory notes for further information: https://www.abs.gov.au/ ausstats/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/4714.0Explanatory%20Notes12014-15?opendocument&tabname=Notes&prodno=4714.0&issue=2014-15

Data values have been randomly adjusted using perturbation to avoid the release of confidential data. Discrepancies may occur between sums of the component items and totals.

Estimates that have a relative standard error between 25 per cent and 50 per cent should be used with caution. Estimates with a relative standard error of 50 per cent or more are considered too unreliable for general use.

Additional disaggregations required for future reporting:

• Remoteness areas and other small geographic areas (where available)
• Socioeconomic status of the locality
• Disability status
• Gender
• Age group.