A total of 25,800 young people between the ages of 15 and 19 responded to Mission Australia’s Youth Survey 2020, of which a total of 1,129 respondents identified as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander.
Note: Respondents were able to choose more than one option.
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Reasons for unfair treatment of young people Australia 2020, by indigenous status
During a survey conducted among young people aged 15 to 19 living in Australia in 2020, over ** percent of respondents who identified as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander reported being unfairly treated based on race/cultural background, compared to less than ** percent of non-Indigenous respondents.
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Mission Australia. (October 28, 2020). Leading reasons young respondents aged 15 to 19 years have been treated unfairly in Australia in 2020, by indigenous status [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/1399280/australia-reasons-for-unfair-treatment-of-young-people-by-indigenous-status/
Mission Australia. "Leading reasons young respondents aged 15 to 19 years have been treated unfairly in Australia in 2020, by indigenous status." Chart. October 28, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 04, 2026. /statistics/1399280/australia-reasons-for-unfair-treatment-of-young-people-by-indigenous-status/
Mission Australia. (2020). Leading reasons young respondents aged 15 to 19 years have been treated unfairly in Australia in 2020, by indigenous status. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2026. /statistics/1399280/australia-reasons-for-unfair-treatment-of-young-people-by-indigenous-status/
Mission Australia. "Leading Reasons Young Respondents Aged 15 to 19 Years Have Been Treated Unfairly in Australia in 2020, by Indigenous Status." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 28 Oct 2020, /statistics/1399280/australia-reasons-for-unfair-treatment-of-young-people-by-indigenous-status/
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Leading reasons young respondents aged 15 to 19 years have been treated unfairly in Australia in 2020, by indigenous status [Graph], Mission Australia, October 28, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1399280/australia-reasons-for-unfair-treatment-of-young-people-by-indigenous-status/
