Closing the Gap: NT Report Card

How the Northern Territory is performing on national targets to improve life outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) people.

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1Everyone enjoys long and healthy livesClose the Gap in life expectancy within a generation, by 2031.Getting worseThe gap in life expetancy is getting better for men, but worse for women.
2Children are born healthy and strongBy 2031, increase the proportion of ATSI babies with a healthy birthweight to 91 per cent.Getting worseThe gap in babies birthweight is getting worse.
3Children are engaged in high quality, culturally appropriate early childhood education in their early yearsBy 2025, increase the proportion of ATSI children enrolled in Year Before Fulltime Schooling early childhood education to 95 per cent.Getting worseThe gap in children enrolled in preschools is getting worse - the NT is the only Australian jurisdiction to be going backwards.
4Children thrive in their early yearsBy 2031, increase the proportion of ATSI children assessed as developmentally on track in all five domains of the Australian Early Development Census to 55 per cent.Getting worseThe gap in children's development is getting worse.
5Students achieve their full learning potentialBy 2031, increase the proportion of ATSI people (age 20-24) attaining year 12 or equivalent qualification to 96 per cent.ImprovingThe gap in people achieving Year 12 is getting better, but the country is not on track to meet its target.
6Students reach their full potential through further education pathwaysBy 2031, increase the proportion of ATSI people aged 25-34 years who have completed a tertiary qualification (Certificate III and above) to 70 per cent.ImprovingThe gap in people completing tertiary qualifications is getting better, but the country is not on track to meet its target.
7Youth are engaged in employment or educationBy 2031, increase the proportion of ATSI youth (15-24 years) who are in employment, education or training to 67 per cent.Getting worseThe gap in youth employment is getting worse.
8Strong economic participation and development of people and their communitiesBy 2031, increase the proportion of ATSI people aged 25-64 who are employed to 62 per cent.Getting worseThe gap in employment is getting worse - the NT is the only Australian jurisdiction to be going backwards.
9People can secure appropriate, affordable housing that is aligned with their priorities and need9a: By 2031, increase the proportion of ATSI people living in appropriately sized (not overcrowded) housing to 88 per cent. 9b: By 2031, all ATSI households: within discrete ATSI communities receive essential services that meet or exceed the relevant jurisdictional standard; and those in or near to a town receive essential services that meet or exceed the same standard as applies generally within the townImprovingThe gap in housing is getting better, but the country is not on track to meet its target.
10Adults are not overrepresented in the criminal justice systemBy 2031, reduce the rate of ATSI adults held in incarceration by at least 15 per cent.Getting worseThe gap in incarceration rates is getting worse.
11 Young people are not overrepresented in the criminal justice systemBy 2031, reduce the rate of ATSI young people (10-17 years) in detention by at least 30 per cent.Getting worseThe gap in youth incarceration rates is getting worse.
12Children are not overrepresented in the child protection systemBy 2031, reduce the rate of over-representation of ATSI children in out-of-home care by 45 per cent.ImprovingThe gap in child protection rates is getting better in the Territory - but nationally it is getting worse.
13 Families and households are safeBy 2031, the rate of all forms of family violence and abuse against ATSI women and children is reduced at least by 50%, as progress towards zero.No dataThere was no new data since the baseline year of 2018-19
14People enjoy high levels of social and emotional wellbeingSignificant and sustained reduction in suicide of ATSI people towards zero.Getting worseThe gap in suicide rates is getting worse.
15People maintain a distinctive cultural, spiritual, physical and economic relationship with their land and waters15a: By 2030, a 15 per cent increase in Australia’s landmass subject to ATSI people’s legal rights or interests. 15b: By 2030, a 15 per cent increase in areas covered by ATSI people’s legal rights or interests in the sea.ImprovingThe gap in relationship with land a waters is getting better in the NT. Nationally, relationships with sea areas is getting better but not on track to meet targets.
16Cultures and languages are strong, supported and flourishingBy 2031, there is a sustained increase in number and strength of ATSI languages being spoken.No dataThere was no new data since the baseline year of 2018-19
17People have access to information and services enabling participation in informed decision-making regarding their own livesBy 2026, ATSI people have equal levels of digital inclusionNo dataThere was no new data since the baseline year of 2018-19