Face the Facts: Statistics on Human Rights

Face the Facts

Face the Facts provides accurate and easy to understand information on key areas of the Australian Human Rights Commission’s work. For example, did you know?

• People who report speaking an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander language are on the rise. Speakers have increased from nearly 64,000 in 2016, to nearly 77,000 in 2021.
• Over 29% of Australia’s population was born overseas, and 48% of Australians have a parent born overseas.

We have just published new human rights education resources in our Face the Facts series. 

View Face the Facts 2024

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People - new
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women and Girls - new
• Cultural and Racial Diversity - new

Explore Face the Facts 2014

• Asylum Seekers and Refugees
• Children's Rights
• Disability Rights
• Gender Equality
• Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex People
• Older Australians