July 5, 2006
Recent developments in the collection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and welfare statistics 2005
Good quality data on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are needed to assess the effectiveness of programs and interventions, and to evaluate policies that are designed to improve the status of, and service delivery to, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This paper is an addendum to 'The health and welfare of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples 2005' and has been jointly prepared by The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare and the Australian Bureau of Statistics.