Dashboard

From this Dashboard, you can access available data on the targets and indicators agreed as part of the National Agreement on Closing the Gap. To use this Dashboard, click on one of the Priority Reform areas or socioeconomic outcome areas below.

What's new

For the latest Dashboard update (March 2023), new data are available for nine targets (across eight socioeconomic outcome areas) and eight indicators.

Open the toggle below for a table which outlines the targets and indicators with new information for the March 2023 Dashboard update.

Targets/indicators with new material for March 2023 Dashboard update.

Only areas with new material in this update are included in the table below.

Area Target/Indicator What’s new
Priority Reform 1 Target for Priority Reform 1 Text on availability of Priority Reform measurement
Priority Reform 2 Target for Priority Reform 2 Text on availability of Priority Reform measurement
Priority Reform 3 Target for Priority Reform 3 Text on availability of Priority Reform measurement
Priority Reform 4 Target for Priority Reform 4 Text on availability of Priority Reform measurement
Socioeconomic outcome 1 Indicator 1e Access/use of health services Revised data and new year of data
Socioeconomic outcome 2 Target 2 Healthy birthweight New year of data
Indicator 2d Use of antenatal care New year of data
Socioeconomic outcome 5 Target 5 Year 12 or equivalent qualification New year of data and data disaggregations for the first time
Socioeconomic outcome 6 Target 6 Tertiary qualification New year of data and data disaggregations for the first time
Indicator 6a Higher education commencement, attrition and completion rates New year of data
Indicator 6c VET commencements, attrition and completion rates Revised data and a new year of data
Socioeconomic outcome 7 Target 7 Youth engaged in employment or education New year of data and data disaggregations for the first time
Indicator 7a Youth not engaged in employment or education New year of data
Socioeconomic outcome 8 Target 8 Employed New year of data and data disaggregations for the first time
Indicator 8d Employment by occupation New year of data
Socioeconomic outcome 9 Target 9A Appropriate sized housing New year of data and data disaggregations for the first time
Target 9B Essential services meet or exceed standards Specification added noting development work required
Socioeconomic outcome 14 Target 14 Significant and sustained reduction in suicide Revised data and a new year of data
Socioeconomic outcome 15 Target 15A Land mass subject to legal rights and interests New year of data
Target 15B Sea waters subject to legal rights and interests New year of data
Indicator 15a Land and water ownership New year of data
Socioeconomic outcome 16 Indicator 16e Accessing Commonwealth funded Indigenous language centres New year of data

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Priority Reforms

Socioeconomic outcome areas

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