The Urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Equity Dashboards bring together a range of statistics about the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in urban areas across Australia. The dashboards visualise data on health determinants and outcomes to identify, highlight and monitor health outcomes among urban First Nations people.
- Cat. no: IHW 309
Key findings
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Nearly 2 in 5 First Nations people lived in urban areas of Australia in 2021
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More than half of First Nations people living in urban areas were under 25 years in 2021
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Coronary heart disease was the top cause of death for First Nations people in nearly all urban areas in 2019–2023
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More than 1 in 3 First Nations babies born were from urban areas in 2023