Target measure: 

Trend unemployment rate 

Indicator measure:  

Unemployment rate (see calculation and data sources for details)

Note:

This is a proxy measure for the target as it is the average for the quarter, not a trend rate. The unemployment rate is the number of people unemployed, expressed as a proportion of the labour force (employed plus unemployed).

Period:

Single years 1993, 1996, 2001, 2003 and 2006 (Aboriginal population 1996, 2001 and 2006)

Context:

Those who do not have access to secure and satisfying work are less likely to have an adequate income; and unemployment and under-employment are generally associated with reduced life opportunities and poorer health and wellbeing. Readers should note that the official measure of unemployment does not take account of hidden unemployment (measured by the labour force participation rate) or underemployment (resulting from the loss of full-time jobs and the creation of part-time jobs). An alternative labour force indicator, which addresses these deficiencies, suggests the real level of unemployment in Australia is in excess of twice the official rate, with a larger disparity evident in South Australia.

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Target measure:

Employment to population ratio (standardised for age differences)

Indicator measure:  

The number of employed people as a proportion of the population aged 15 years and over: is an age-specific rate, not age-standardised (see calculation and data sources for details)

Note:

This is a proxy measure for the target as it is an age-specific rate, not age-standardised.

Period:

Single years 1996, 2001 and 2006

Context:

In modern societies, the economic wellbeing of an individual and their family is largely determined by their employment. Those who have access to secure and satisfying work are more likely to have an adequate income and to face increased life opportunities and better health and wellbeing, than those who are less secure (e.g., in casual work), or are under-employed or unemployed.

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Target measure:

Total fertility rate

Indicator measure:  

Total fertility rate (see calculation and data sources for details)

Note:

The total fertility rate (TFR) is the average number of babies that a woman could expect to have during her reproductive lifetime.

Period:

1990 to 1992, 1992 to 1995, 2000 to 2002, 2003 to 2005 and 2004 to 2006 (Aboriginal population 2000 to 2002 and 2003 to 2005)

Context:

The TFR is generally regarded as a better way of measuring long-term fertility changes than the birth rate. In SA, the TFR is generally higher for the Aboriginal population, which is a younger one, and for those who are socioeconomically disavantaged.

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Target measure:

Aboriginal unemployment rate

Indicator measure:  

Aboriginal unemployment rate (see calculation and data sources for details)

Note:

This indicator can only be produced at the small area level at the five-yearly population Census. The unemployment rate is the number of people unemployed, expressed as a proportion of the labour force (employed plus unemployed).

Period:

Single years 1996, 2001 and 2006

Context:

South Australia's Aboriginal unemployment rate is more than three times the rate of the non-Aboriginal population. Those who do not have access to secure and satisfying work are less likely to have an adequate income; and unemployment and under-employment are generally associated with reduced life opportunities and poorer health and wellbeing. The current disparity greatly limits the participation of the Aboriginal population in the social and economic life of the State.

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