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The data at the link below show the poorer health status and outcomes experienced by many Aboriginal people, when compared with the non-Indigenous population – whether for low birth weight babies, avoidable deaths, hospitalisations, and many other indicators. The graphs show how the difference exists across levels of socioeconomic status and by remoteness. These are long-standing concerns, defying current attempts to address them.

The largest variations in cancer incidence by socioeconomic status are seen for lung cancer (92% higher in the Most disadvantaged area (when compared with the Least disadvantaged areas) and 54% higher for females) and melanoma of the skin (with a 23% lower incidence for males, and a 38% lower incidence for females, in the Most disadvantage areas).
Rates for all cancers examined (other than lung cancer) were lowest in the Very Remote areas, suggesting a lack of access to early diagnosis. For lung cancer, rates were lower in the Remote and Very Remote areas.

Data are now available of people born in predominantly non-English-speaking countries to compare with participation rates and outcomes from screening programs – Bowel cancer, Breast cancer and Cervical cancer.

Use the Double map atlases to see the screening rates for bowel cancer, breast cancer and cervical cancer compared with a wide range of demographic and socioeconomic characteristics and other health outcomes in your community or region. View at the links below for participation rates and screening outcomes.

Data are now available for a selection of topics released by the ABS from the 2021 Census, including the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Health Atlas and the Indigenous Status Comparison Social Health Atlas

Estimates are now available for larger Indigenous Areas, based on Indigenous Region estimates produced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

PHIDU has created a number of new training videos including:
How to: Find a suburb or locality,
How to: Produce a data profile of an area or group of areas,
How to: Aggregate data to larger areas for a percent, IRSD and age standardised rate/ratio, and re-base age standardised ratio/rate.
Webinar: provides an introduction to the PHIDU website; and how to access and use the maps (single, double, and area profile),
data, graphs, publications, population pyramids, and how to map your own data.

The Indigenous Status Comparison: Social Health Atlas of Australia, presents selected topics and compares indicators between Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations in Australia. This atlas is available by Indigenous Areas, including data for the Greater Capital City Statistical Areas/Rest of States/NT; and States/Territories.