Data on Indigenous university and Tafe students

CHART 1 -
2014,Population,University students,% at university,
Indigenous people - 18-29 years of age,155012,4756357.233,5.598921374
All Australians, 18-29 years of age,1970951,9486656.466,16.2329474

CHART 2 -
2013,Population,VET students,% in VET courses
Indigenous people - 18-29 years of age,149892,8516,5.681423959
All Australians, 18-29 years of age,3971622,240142,6.046446515

Indigenous population data from - 3238.0 Estimates and Projections, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, 2001 to 2026 (SERIES B)
Total population data from - 3101.0 Australian Demographic Statistics - TABLE 59. Estimated Resident Population By Single Year Of Age, Australia

These charts were made on the assumption that each course was completed by a single person, not people completing several courses.


CHART 3 - program completions for government-funded VET courses
18-29 year old students
Course level,Indigenous students,All students
Diploma and higher,492,36229
Certificate IV,892,40666
Certificate III,3520,108668
Certificate II,2787,40677
Certificate I,825,13902

Diploma and higher,5.777360263,15.08649049
Certificate IV,10.47440113,16.9341473
Certificate III,41.33395961,45.25155949
Certificate II,32.72663222,16.93872792
Certificate I,9.687646783,5.789074797
Total,100,100
Data - NCVER


CHART 4 - 
Population,Indigenous 18-29,Australians, all 17-59
2005,306719,12093951
2006,314945,12243455
2007,323820,12423377
2008,332971,12659197
2009,341932,12917507
2010,351443,13079546
2011,360733,13220699
2012,371258,13415687
2013,381581,13605667
2014,391986,13776246

Population,% enrolled at university,% enrolled at university
2005,2.699539318,5.731675281
2006,2.76937243,5.727353921
2007,2.840466926,5.740580842
2008,2.786729175,5.703394931
2009,2.976030322,5.851183204
2010,3.060524751,6.079958739
2011,3.151361256,6.211645844
2012,3.277774486,6.429271941
2013,3.4878571,6.655645769
2014,3.701662814,6.823665896

Indigenous population data from - 3238.0 Estimates and Projections, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, 2001 to 2026 (SERIES B)
Total population data from - 3101.0 Australian Demographic Statistics - TABLE 59. Estimated Resident Population By Single Year Of Age, Australia


CHART 5 -
Age cohort,Indigenous ,All Australians,Age groups %
0 - 19,3462,253169,23.85940731,26.93158306
20 - 29,6007,447308,41.39903515,47.5836795
30 -39,2378,129932,16.38869745,13.82189151
40 - 49,1729,71580,11.91592006,7.614529092
50 - 59,766,30358,5.27911785,3.229419868
60 + ,168,7698,1.157822192,0.818896968

Data - Department of Education and Training.

Related reading -
https://docs.education.gov.au/system/files/doc/other/atsiheac_academic_workforce_paper.pdf
https://docs.education.gov.au/system/files/doc/other/20150612_-_atsiheac_indigenous_business_roundtable_-_chairs_introduction.pdf