In 2018, in Australia, 6,885 children were born to mothers between the ages of 15 and 19. Almost 2,000 of these new mothers were of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background. In both groups this trend is declining since the early 2010s.
Number of births to mothers aged 15 to 19 years in Australia from 2004 to 2018, by indigenous status
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (June 2, 2020). Number of births to mothers aged 15 to 19 years in Australia from 2004 to 2018, by indigenous status [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/910174/australia-number-of-births-mothers-aged-15-19-by-indigenous-status/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of births to mothers aged 15 to 19 years in Australia from 2004 to 2018, by indigenous status." Chart. June 2, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/910174/australia-number-of-births-mothers-aged-15-19-by-indigenous-status/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2020). Number of births to mothers aged 15 to 19 years in Australia from 2004 to 2018, by indigenous status. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/910174/australia-number-of-births-mothers-aged-15-19-by-indigenous-status/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of Births to Mothers Aged 15 to 19 Years in Australia from 2004 to 2018, by Indigenous Status." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/910174/australia-number-of-births-mothers-aged-15-19-by-indigenous-status/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Number of births to mothers aged 15 to 19 years in Australia from 2004 to 2018, by indigenous status Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/910174/australia-number-of-births-mothers-aged-15-19-by-indigenous-status/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Number of births to mothers aged 15 to 19 years in Australia from 2004 to 2018, by indigenous status [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, June 2, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/910174/australia-number-of-births-mothers-aged-15-19-by-indigenous-status/