Summary

This report contains an alphabetical listing and description of past (published since 1991), current and planned data linkage studies relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The publication provides a brief listing of:

  • the name of the project
  • the names of the investigators
  • the date of the study
  • the jurisdiction where the study is based
  • the datasets used in the study
  • the core issue, or theme, of the study
  • the method of analysis
  • the method or algorithms used or intended to be used to derive Indigenous status information, if required.

This list should be read in conjunction with the National best practice guidelines for data linkage activities relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People and its online attachment, Report on the use of linked data relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

The list was compiled from consultations with jurisdictional departments and researchers who use linked data relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians and from reports and academic journal articles that describe the analysis of linked data relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians.