Geographic variation
Aboriginal children were less likely to live in major cities than
non-Aboriginal children (41.4% vs. 72.3%, p<0.001) (Table 1,
Fig. 1A). No Aboriginal children included in the entire study cohort
lived in the least disadvantaged areas compared to 19.5% of
non-Aboriginal children (p=0.0028) (Table 1). There was a higher
proportion of Aboriginal children from middle SES compared to
non-Aboriginal children (75.9% vs. 60.1%, p=0.028). Rates of residence
within the most disadvantaged areas were similar between the groups
(20.7% vs. 19.7%) (Table 1).