The “growing up” of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children: a literature review

R Penman1

[7-8000] Abstract

Last reviewed: November 2024

This literature review aims to consolidate what is already known about Indigenous children, and to highlight what information is missing.

It considers the data available for understanding the care giving environment of Indigenous children, and child-specific topics such as early childhood, the school years and pathways outside of school.

R Penman, “The ‘growing up’ of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children: a literature review”, 2006.



1This literature review was commissioned as part of Footprints in Time — The Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children.