2024-25 Performance and Wellbeing Glossy Table 1.9

First Nations performance indicators and wellbeing metrics

Table 1.9 below summarises First Nations related indicators and measures that either align to Closing the Gap or potential indicators that have a specific First Nations outcome, for easy reference.² They are also listed in the Tables 1.1 to 1.8 under each wellbeing theme.

² The term Aboriginal and Torres Straits Islander is used where the primary data source uses this term.

Table 1.9 - Potential First Nations related indicators

NSW  Outcome	Indicator	Metric	Why this is important	Direction
People receive timely, quality care in hospitals and the community	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander life expectancy	Life expectancy in years at birth for Aboriginal and Torres Straits Islander people	Aligns to Closing the Gap measure; indicator of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people enjoying long and healthy lives
People receive timely, quality care in hospitals and the community	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children born with a healthy birthweight	The proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander babies with a healthy birthweight	Aligns to Closing the Gap measure; indicator of early childhood development and maternal health
All children benefit from quality early childhood education and care	Proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children who are enrolled in a preschool program	Percentage of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander children enrolled in preschool in the year before they start school	Aligns to Closing the Gap measure; indicator of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children thriving in their early years
All children benefit from quality early childhood education and care	Proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children assessed as developmentally on track in all five domains of the Australian Early Development Census (AEDC)	Percentage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children assessed as developmentally on track in all five domains of the AEDC	Aligns to Closing the Gap measure; indicator of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children engaged in high quality, culturally appropriate early childhood education in their early years
All school students are supported to reach their full potential	Proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 20-24 years who have attained a minimum of Year 12 or equivalent qualification	Percentage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 20-24 years who have attained a minimum of Year 12 or equivalent qualification	Aligns to Closing the Gap measure; indicator of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students reaching their full potential through further education pathways
Vocational education delivers the skills that people and businesses need	Proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 25-34 years who have completed a tertiary qualification (Certificate III and above)	Percentage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 25-34 years who have completed qualifications at Certificate level III or above	Aligns to Closing the Gap measure; indicator of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students reaching their full potential through further education pathways
Vocational education delivers the skills that people and businesses need	Proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth aged 15-24 years who are fully engaged in employment, education or training	Percentage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth aged 15-24 years who are fully engaged in employment, education or training	Aligns to Closing the Gap measure; indicator of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth engaged in employment or education
Quality housing solutions are sufficient and affordable	Proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in appropriately sized (not overcrowded) housing	Percentage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who live in dwellings where no extra bedrooms are required to adequately house the usual residents	Aligns to Closing the Gap measure; indicator of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people securing appropriate, affordable housing that is aligned with their priorities and need
Vulnerable people have access to suitable housing	Proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander households receiving essential services that meet or exceed standards	Percentage of communities with greater than 50 per cent Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents that have appropriate access to essential services	Aligns to Closing the Gap measure; indicator of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people securing appropriate, affordable housing that is aligned with their priorities and need
Children and families are safe and supported	Children in out of home care (OOHC) who were restored and did not return	Children being restored with their parents or guardians who do not return within 12 months, by First Nations status	A measure to understand the longer-term restoration rate of children with their parents or guardians
Aboriginal voices are heard at the centre of government	Formal partnership arrangements in place to support Closing the Gap; enshrining agreed joint decision-making roles and responsibilities where people have chosen their own representatives	Number of partnership arrangements	Measures the extent to which Closing the Gap commitments and other formal partnerships towards self-determination for First Nations people have been met