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Across almost all standard indicators, the Indigenous population of Australia has worse outcomes than the non-Indigenous population. Despite the abundance of statistics and a plethora of government reports on Indigenous outcomes, there is very little information on how Indigenous disadvantage accumulates or is mitigated through time at the individual level. The research that is available highlights two key findings. Firstly, that Indigenous disadvantage starts from a very early age and widens over time. Secondly, that the timing of key life events including education attendance, marriage, childbirth and retirement occur on average at different ages for the Indigenous compared to the non-Indigenous population. To target policy interventions that will contribute to meeting the Council of Australian Governments' (COAG) Closing the Gap targets, it is important to understand and acknowledge the differences between the Indigenous and non-Indigenous lifecourse in Australia, as well as the factors that lead to variation within the Indigenous population.

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1. The Indigenous lifecourse: introduction and overview: Introduction -- Analysis of the lifecourse -- An Indigenous lifecourse? -- Overview -- 2. Data and methods: Data -- Model specification -- 3. Fertility and family formation: Residential marital status -- Fertility and the number of children ever born -- Unpaid child care -- Fertility and family formation across the Indigenous lifecourse -- 4. Migration and mobility: Permanent migration and residential mobility -- Temporary mobility -- Migration and mobility across the Indigenous lifecourse -- 5. Education participation: Post-compulsory education participation -- University participation -- Non-government school attendance -- Education participation across the Indigenous lifecourse -- 6. Employment: Employment -- Part-time employment -- Managerial and professional employment -- Voluntary and unpaid domestic work -- Employment across the Indigenous lifecourse -- 7. Housing: Housing tenure -- Overcrowding -- Housing across the Indigenous lifecourse -- 8. Health: 'Core activity' need for assistance -- Survival rates -- Health across the Indigenous lifecourse -- 9. Childhood outcomes: Single parenthood -- Family and household characteristics of Indigenous children -- Childhood outcomes across the Indigenous lifecourse -- 10. An Indigenous lifecourse? Implications and limitations : An Indigenous lifecourse? -- Implications for policy and planning -- Data gaps and future analysis -- Appendix 1: Additional model estimates.

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