Ebook: Social indicators for Aboriginal governance: insights from the Thamarrurr Region, Northern Territory

1. Background and conceptual issues -- Methods -- Regional planning -- What is a region? -- The Thamarrurr region -- Baseline profiles -- Cultural relevance -- 2. Demography of the Thamarrurr region -- Population size -- Community census -- Family size -- Mobility and service populations -- Age composition -- Age grades -- Population projections -- Projection assumptions -- Projection results -- 3. The regional labour market -- Regional labour force status -- Dependency ratios -- Industry and occupation -- CDEP activities -- Estimating future labour force status -- 4. Income from employment and welfare -- Employment and non-employment income -- Welfare income -- 5. Education and training -- Participation in schooling -- Enrolments and attendance -- Retention rates -- Outcomes -- Participation in vocational education and training -- 6. Housing and infrastructure -- Housing -- Future housing needs -- Environmental health infrastructure -- 7. Health status -- Estimation of mortality -- Cause of death -- Hospital separations -- Hospitalisation diagnoses -- Primary health statistics -- Child health -- Nutrition -- Health-related quality of life assessment -- Primary health care services -- 8. Regional involvement in the criminal justice system -- Data sources -- Reported offences -- Correctional services -- Custodial sentences -- Juvenile diversion -- 9. Implications for regional planning -- Demography -- Jobs and economic status -- Education and training -- Housing and infrastructure -- Health status -- Criminal justice -- Information systems for regional planning -- Partnerships and capacity building -- References.