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. 2021 May 16;61:102299. doi: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102299

Table 2.

The pool of available indicators related to social vulnerabilities in Australia.

Code of the indicator Description
IND_SH Share of Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander people from total population, 2016 (%)
NCIT_SH Share of non-citizen from total population, 2016 (%)
NOENGS Share of population not speaking English at home from total population, 2016 (%)
OPO_SH Share of people aged 65 or older from total population (%)
CHURN Churn rate (total arrivals and departures per estimated resident population) 2018 (%)
AG_SH Employment in agriculture and forestry, 2016 (%)
ED_SH Employment in education and training, 2016 (%)
HEALTH_SH Employment in health care and social assistance, 2016 (%)
MIN_CO_SH Employment in mining and construction, 2016 (%)
SERV_SH Employment in wholesale and retail trade, accommodation and food services, rental, hiring and real estate services, arts and recreation and other services, 2016 (%)
SMALL_BUS_SH Share of non-employing businesses or businesses employing less than 5 employees from total number of businesses, 2018 (%)
PEREMP_SM_BUS Number of non-employing businesses or businesses employing less than 5 employees per total number of employees (%)
PEREMP_SERV_BUS Number of businesses in wholesale and retail trade, accommodation and food services, rental, hiring and real estate services, arts and recreation and other services per total number of employees, 2018 (%)
PEREMP_AGRI_BUS Number of agriculture and forestry businesses per total number of employees (%)
PCAP_DWELL Total dwelling units approvals per estimated resident population, 2018
PERCAP_VEH Registered passenger vehicles per estimated resident population, 2018
PERCAP_INC Total income per estimated resident population, 2018
PEREMP_INCOM Total employee income per number of employees, 2016
POOR_S Persons earning less than $500 per week, 2016 (%)
UNEMP_R Unemployment rate, 2016 (%)
PARTICIP Participation rate, 2016 (%)
DISAB Persons who have need for assistance with core activities, 2016 (%)

Data source: ABS Data by Region, 2013–2018.