Crime stats:
- In Australia, Indigenous people are 13x more likely to be in Prison than non-indigenous people. In Western Australia, that statistic is 20x.
Education:
- At the age of 15, there is 20% less indigenous children in secondary schooling than non-indigenous children.
Housing:
- 34% of the indigenous population own a house, as opposed to 90% of the non-indigenous population.
- 14% of indigenous households were overcrowded to the extent of needing another bedroom than available.
Health:
- Indigenous people are 2x as likely to experience psychological trauma than non-indigenous people.
Cultural / kinship / family relations:
- 50% of S.A. indigenous children are victims of violence In homes
- 90% of women and 84% of young girls (under 18 years of age) out of a survey of 120 homes admitted to being raped at one stage of their life. Out of this statistic, 70% of these assaults were by husbands/ boyfriends.
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