Australian Reconciliation Barometer

The Australian Reconciliation Barometer (ARB) is a national research study, undertaken every two years since 2008. It is the only survey in Australia that measures the progress of reconciliation between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and non-Indigenous Australians.

It measures attitudes towards reconciliation, using the five dimensions of reconciliation – race relations, equality and equity, unity, institutional integrity, and historical acceptance – to inform data collection and analysis.

The 2024 Barometer data has been released as a series of snapshots.

Together, the snapshots provide a point-in-time understanding of the attitudes and behaviours among different groups of people to paint a clear picture of Australia’s reconciliation journey.

Reconciliation Snapshots

Workplace RAP Barometer

The 2024 Australian Reconciliation Barometer (ARB) and the 2024 Workplace RAP Barometer (WRB) comparison snapshot shows the positive impact RAPs (Reconciliation Action Plans) continue to have on RAP employees’ perceptions of and attitudes towards reconciliation.

Multicultural Australians

The 2024 ARB shows that multicultural Australians believe more strongly in the importance of relationships in building unity than mainstream Australians and are more driven to take action on reconciliation.

Young Australians

Young Australians aged 18 – 34 years old have more positive attitudes towards unity, cultural understanding and the importance of truth-telling than older Australians. They are the future leaders willing to take action in advancing reconciliation.

Racism and First Nations Peoples

More than half of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples surveyed as part of the 2024 ARB reported experiencing racial discrimination in the past six months. Not only have these experiences increased, but there has been a significant increase in racism over the last decade.

2024 Survey notes

  • 547 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (associated with a margin of error of +/-4.2%)
  • 2,012 non-Indigenous people (associated with a margin of error of +/-2.2%)
  • The combined total base sample of 2,599 is associated with a margin of error of +/-1.9%
  • Both samples weighted using Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data in order to ascertain representative perspectives from First Nations and non-Indigenous voices.
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Paul House with gum leaves and smoke
Paul Girrawah House

Paul Girrawah House has multiple First Nation ancestries from the South-East Canberra region, including the Ngambri-Ngurmal (Walgalu), Pajong (Gundungurra), Wallabollooa (Ngunnawal) and Erambie/Brungle (Wiradyuri) family groups.

Paul acknowledges his diverse First Nation history, he particularly identifies as a descendant of Onyong aka Jindoomang from Weereewaa (Lake George) and Henry ‘Black Harry’ Williams from Namadgi who were both multilingual, essentially Walgalu-Ngunnawal-Wiradjuri speaking warriors and Ngunnawal–Wallaballooa man William Lane aka ‘Billy the Bull’ - Murrjinille.

Paul was born at the old Canberra hospital in the centre of his ancestral country and strongly acknowledges his First Nation matriarch ancestors, in particular his mother Dr Aunty Matilda House-Williams and grandmother, Ms Pearl Simpson-Wedge.

Paul completed a Bachelor of Community Management from Macquarie University, and Graduate Certificate in Wiradjuri Language, Culture and Heritage and Management from CSU.

Paul provided the Welcome to Country for the 47th Opening of Federal Parliament in 2022. Paul is Board Director, Ngambri Local Aboriginal Land Council, Member Indigenous Reference Group, National Museum of Australia and Australian Government Voice Referendum Engagement Group.  

Paul works on country with the ANU, First Nations Portfolio as a Senior Community Engagement Officer

Acknowledgement of Country

Reconciliation Australia acknowledges Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing  connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures; and to Elders past and present. 

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples should be aware that this website contains images or names of people who have passed away.

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