Figures
Figure 1.1. Statistical geography of the East Kimberley and Northern East Kimberley
Figure 2.1. Indigenous and non-Indigenous estimated population levels: East Kimberley, 1981–2001
Figure 2.2. Rank size distribution of discrete Aboriginal communities in the Northern East Kimberley, 2001
Figure 2.3. Distribution of discrete Indigenous communities in the Northern East Kimberley, 2001
Figure 2.4. Distribution of the Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations of the East Kimberley by age and sex, 2001
Figure 3.1. Labour force status rates by age group: Aboriginal residents of the Northern East Kimberley, 2001
Figure 3.2. Distribution of resident Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal male employment by industry division: Northern East Kimberley, 2001
Figure 3.3. Distribution of resident Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal female employment by industry division: Northern East Kimberley, 2001
Figure 3.4. Distribution of resident Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal male employment by occupational group: Northern East Kimberley, 2001
Figure 3.5. Distribution of resident Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal female employment by occupational group: Northern East Kimberley, 2001
Figure 3.6. Aboriginal and total employment at Argyle Diamond Mine: 1983–2003
Figure 3.7. Aboriginal percentage of total Argyle mine workforce: 1983–2003
Figure 5.1. Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal attendance rates by school year: Halls Creek District High School, 2001
Figure 5.2. Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal attendance rates by school year: Wyndham District High School, 2001
Figure 5.3. Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal attendance rates by school year: Kununurra District High School, 2001
Figure 7.1. Age-specific hospital separation rates: Aboriginal male and female residents of the East Kimberley, 2000–2001
Figure 7.2. Male and female Aboriginal hospital separations by ICD9 chapter: East Kimberley, 1991–1998
Figure 7.3. Male and female non-Aboriginal hospital separations by ICD9 chapter: East Kimberley, 1991–1998
Figure 7.4. Age-specific Aboriginal separation rates for infectious diseases: East Kimberley, 2000–2001
Figure 7.5. Age-specific Aboriginal separation rates for diseases of the circulatory system: East Kimberley, 2000–2001
Figure 7.6. Age-specific Aboriginal separation rates for diseases of the respiratory system: East Kimberley, 2000–2001
Figure 7.7. Age-specific Aboriginal separation rates for diseases of the digestive system: East Kimberley, 2000–2001
Figure 7.8. Age-specific Aboriginal separation rates for diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue: East Kimberley, 2000–2001
Figure 7.9. Age-specific Aboriginal separation rates for injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes: East Kimberley, 2000–2001
Figure 7.10. Age-specific Aboriginal separation rates for dialysis: East Kimberley, 2000–2001
Tables
Table 2.1. Indigenous and non-Indigenous census counts and post-censual estimates: East Kimberley region, 2001
Table 2.2. Ratio allocation of the 2001 East Kimberley ERP to Indigenous Areas in the Northern East Kimberley
Table 2.3. Deriveda and actual ERPsb by Indigenous status: East Kimberley region,c 1981–2001
Table 2.4. Indigenous derived ERPs for Indigenous Areas in the Northern East Kimberley, 1981 and 2001
Table 2.5. Estimated Indigenous resident population by five year age group and sex: Northern East Kimberley, 2001
Table 2.6. Percentage age distribution of the Indigenous population counted in communities and towns within the Northern East Kimberley, 2001
Table 2.7. Indigenous population of the East Kimberley Region by five year age group: 2001 and 2016
Table 3.1. Labour force status rates and estimated levels for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal residents of the Northern East Kimberley, 2001
Table 3.2. Labour force status rates by age group: Aboriginal residents of the Northern East Kimberley, 2001
Table 3.3. Dependency ratios for the Aboriginal populations of the Northern East Kimberley and Western Australia, 2001
Table 3.4. Differentials in employment distribution between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal workers by industry division: Northern East Kimberley, 2001
Table 3.5. Differentials in employment distribution between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal workers by occupational group: Northern East Kimberley, 2001
Table 3.6. Summary of ADM employment mix 1985–2003
Table 3.7. Distribution of ADM workforcea by employment area, 2003
Table 3.8. Aboriginal population of the Northern East Kimberley by selected age groups: 2001 and 2016
Table 3.9. Extra Aboriginal jobs required in the Northern East Kimberley by 2016
Table 4.1. Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal annual average personal income ($) by labour force status: Towns and communities in the Northern East Kimberley, 2001
Table 4.2. Ratios of Aboriginal to non-Aboriginal annual average personal income ($) by labour force status: Towns and communities in the Northern East Kimberley, 2001
Table 4.3. Gross annual personal income ($) for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal adult residents of the East Kimberley, 2001
Table 4.4. Gross annual personal income ($) for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal adult residents of the East Kimberley, 1981
Table 4.5. Number and amount of Centrelink benefit payments made at each community in the Northern East Kimberley, 2001
Table 5.1. Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal enrolments at schools in the Northern East Kimberley, 2001
Table 5.2. Apparent retention rates for Aboriginal and all students in Western Australian and Northern East Kimberley government schools: 1998–2001
Table 5.3. Highest level of schooling completed: Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal adults in the Northern East Kimberley, 2001
Table 5.4. Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal attendance rates in Northern East Kimberley government schools, 2001
Table 5.5. Percentage of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal students meeting the WALNA benchmark for numeracy, reading, writing and spelling in Northern East Kimberley and Western Australian schools, 2002
Table 5.6. Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal VET enrolmentsa by course level: East Kimberley, 2001
Table 5.7. VET module outcomes for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal students in the East Kimberley, 2001
Table 5.8. Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal average module load completion rates: East Kimberley and Western Australia, 2001
Table 5.9. Field of study of post-secondary qualifications: Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal adults in the Northern East Kimberley, 2001
Table 6.1. Structure of dwellings and occupancy rates: Northern East Kimberley, 2001
Table 6.2. Number of dwellings and occupancy rates in Aboriginal communities and outstations in the Northern East Kimberley, 2003
Table 6.3.Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal dwellings by urban/rural location and tenure type: Northern East Kimberley, 2001
Table 6.4.Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal rental housing by landlord type: urban and rural areas of the Northern East Kimberley, 2001
Table 6.5. Number of dwellings rented from State housing and government employers in East Kimberley towns: Census and DHW, 2001
Table 6.6. Number of mainstream and Aboriginal-specific DHW rental dwellings in East Kimberley towns, 2003
Table 6.7. Functionality of dwelling facilities in Wunan ATSIC Region, 1997
Table 7.1. Indigenous and non-Indigenous indirect standardised death rates for the East Kimberley and Western Australia, 2001
Table 7.2. ICD9 and ICD10 disease chapters
Table 7.3. Cause of death for Aboriginal males and females: East Kimberley 1991-2001
Table 7.4. Mortality-related statistics for leading causes of Aboriginal death by selected Western Australian health service region of residence, 1990-1999
Table 7.5. Age-specific hospital separation ratesa: Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal residents of the East Kimberley, 2000-2001
Table 7.6. Hospital separations by cause: Aboriginal residents of the East Kimberley, 2000–2001
Table 7.7. Standardised hospital separation rates for select ICD9 categories by Western Australian health service region of residence, 1990–1999
Table 7.8. Hospital separations due to alcohol-related conditions: Total population of the East Kimberley, 1993–1995
Table 7.9. Notification of main infectious diseases by Kimberley postcode area, 2002
Table 7.10. Disease prevalences among OVAHS regular clients aged over 20 years: January 2003
Table 7.11. Average fortnightly cost of food and non-food items ($): Kimberley Market Basket Survey, 1992-1999
Table 8.1. Estimated offences reported to and recorded by police in the Northern East Kimberley, 2001
Table 8.2. Reported property offence rates by Indigenous status of victim: Kimberley postcodes, 2000
Table 8.3. Reported violent offence rates by Indigenous status of victim: Kimberley postcodes, 2000
Table 8.4. Estimated distinct Aboriginal persons arrested by age group: Northern East Kimberley, 2001
Table 8.5. Arrest ratesa for property offences by Indigenous status: Kimberley postcodes, 2000
Table 8.6. Arrest ratesa for violent offences by Indigenous status: Kimberley postcodes, 2000
Table 8.7. Arrest ratesa for good order offences by Indigenous status: Kimberley postcodes, 2000
Table 8.8. Numbers of receivals in police lock-ups by Indigenous status: Kimberley postcodes, 2000
Table 8.9. Number of adjudicated cases in select East Kimberley courts by Aboriginality of offender, 2001–2002
Table 8.10. Distribution of penalties awarded to convicted charges by locality: Courts of Petty Sessions in the Northern East Kimberley, 2001–2002
Table 8.11. Distribution of court penalties awarded to convicted charges by locality: Children·s Courts in the Northern East Kimberley, 2001–2002