Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and languages are strong, supported and flourishing
Target 16: By 2031, there is a sustained increase in number and strength of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages being spoken.
Indicators:
Drivers:
- Proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages categorised as strong
- Number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages being spoken
- Number and age profile of the speakers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages, including children
- Proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who speak an Indigenous language
Contextual information:
- Number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people accessing Commonwealth funded language centres to maintain and preserve languages
Disaggregation:
Languages by:
- Traditional language and Kriol / Creole language
- Geographic area (jurisdiction, remoteness where possible)
- Strength of languages (according to Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) measures) including languages in the process of retrieval/revival
- Age
- Gender
Data Development:
- Measures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages being taught/transmitted/spoken in Aboriginal community settings and organisations, including Language Centres
- Measures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages spoken in Aboriginal community settings, particularly in family life
- Measures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages being taught in early-learning, primary and secondary schools
- Other demographic measures of people who speak an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander language
- Other economic opportunities that arise for people who speak an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander language
- Measures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages used in media
- Alternative indicators that demonstrate growth and strength of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures
- Definition and measures of cultural enterprises that are associated with language growth and development Number of people employed as translators for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages