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Figure 3.9.1 Rate per 1000 children aged 0–16 years who were the subject ofsubstantiations a, b50IndigenousNon-Indigenousper 1000 children4030201001999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06a Non-Indigenous includes Indigenous status not stated. b Rates of children in substantiations werecalculated as the number of children aged 0–16 years in each category (including those whose age was notstated) divided by the estimated population of children aged 0–16 years at 31 December, multiplied by 1000.For Indigenous children, the June projections for two years were averaged to obtain a population figure forDecember of the relevant year.Source: AIHW, Child Protection Notifications, Investigations and Substantiations, Australia data collection(unpublished); table 3A.9.1.• From 1999-2000 to 2005-06 the substantiation rate for Indigenous childrenincreased from 14.8 per 1000 children to 29.5 per 1000 children (figure 3.9.1).• Over the same period, the rate for non-Indigenous children increased from4.2 per 1000 children to 6.5 per 1000 children.Attachment table 3A.9.1 includes the number of children and the rate per 1000children aged 0–16 years in substantiations by State and Territory for the period1999-2000 to 2005-06.HEADLINEINDICATORS85