Table 2 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children born since 1992 whose carer is their birth mother: Indigenous status of mother as recorded in the WA Register of Births compared with Indigenous status recorded in the WAACHS and Indigenous status recorded in the WA Midwives’ Notification System: weighted survey estimates, Western Australia (a) (b)
Indigenous status of mother as recorded in the WA Register of Births | Indigenous status of mother as recorded in the WAACHS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander | Non-Indigenous | Not stated | Total | |
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander | 8810 | 130 | 60 | 8990 |
Non-Indigenous | 460 | 1700 | 30 | 2190 |
Not stated | 2230 | 280 | 10 | 2520 |
Total | 11500 | 2100 | 100 | 13700 |
Indigenous status of mother as recorded in the WA Register of Births | Indigenous status of mother as recorded in the WA Midwives’ Notification System | |||
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander | Non-Indigenous | Not stated | Total | |
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander | 8360 | 600 | 20 | 8990 |
Non-Indigenous | 200 | 1900 | 90 | 2190 |
Not stated | 2060 | 420 | 40 | 2520 |
Total | 10630 | 2920 | 150 | 13700 |