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Table 3.5.1Labour force participation as a proportion of the populationaged 15 to 64 years, 2004-05 (per cent)IndigenousNon-IndigenousMales Females Persons Males Females Persons15–24 61.3* 50.4* 55.8 75.1* 74.5* 74.825–34 83.3 52.1 66.7 94.7 75.1 84.835–44 80.7 59.6 69.3 93.5 74.6 84.045–54 68.5 52.3 60.0 90.1 75.3 82.755–64 30.9* 28.5* 29.6 66.9 45.2 56.1Total 15–64 69.4 51.4 60.0 85.0 70.1 77.6AS total 15 years 67.8 50.2 58.5 85.6 70.7 78.1AS = age standardised. * indicates that the difference between data for males and females within theIndigenous and non-Indigenous populations is not statistically significant.Source: ABS 2004-05 NATSIHS and NHS (unpublished); table 3A.5.1.In 2004-05:• Labour force participation rates for Indigenous people were lower than those fornon-Indigenous people for both sexes and in all age groups (table 3.5.1).• Among both Indigenous and non-Indigenous people, females were less likely toparticipate in the labour force than males; and the labour force participation ratewas markedly lower for those aged 55 to 64 years than for the younger agegroups (table 3.5.1).Figure 3.5.4 Labour force participation as a proportion of the Indigenouspopulation aged 15 to 64 years, by remoteness, 2004-05 a, b100Per cent of population806040200Major citiesInnerregionalOuterregionalRemote Very remote Australiaa Data are not age standardised. b Error bars represent 95 per cent confidence intervals around eachestimate (see chapter 2 for more information).Source: ABS 2004-05 NATSIHS (unpublished); table 3A.5.7.HEADLINEINDICATORS45