Ms Heather Crawford
Biography
Heather Crawford joined the Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research (CAEPR) at the ANU in 2014. Heather previously held Assistant Director positions in the Australian Bureau of Statistics and the Australian Institute for Health and Welfare. She is an experienced data analyst and social researcher with over 20 years' experience working with social surveys and social statistics. Heather has worked with surveys and statistics covering a range of areas, in particular families and child care, labour force, literacy and time use.
She is currently working in the areas of health, wellbeing and socioeconomic outcomes for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, focusing on the social determinants of health and participation in vocational and higher education and employment outcomes. Since joining CAEPR she has worked extensively with Census data including the Australian Census Longitudinal Dataset, as well as other ABS surveys of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population and administrative data sources.
Publications
- Crawford, H & Venn, D 2018, School education.
- Venn, D & Crawford, H 2018, Post-school education.
- Biddle, N & Crawford, H 2017, Indigenous participation in arts and cultural expression, and the relationship with wellbeing: results from the 2014-15 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey.
- Crawford, H & Biddle, N 2017, Changing associations of selected social determinants with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing, 2002 to 2012-13.
- Crawford, H & Biddle, N 2017, 'Vocational Education Participation and Attainment Among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians: Trends 2002-2015 and Employment Outcomes', CAEPR, no. 114, pp. 40pp..
- Biddle, N & Crawford, H 2017, 'Projections of the number of Australians with disability aged 65 and over eligible for the National Disability Insurance Scheme: 2017-2026', Australasian Journal on Ageing, vol. Online, pp. 7pp..
- Biddle, N, Crawford, H & Seth-Purdie, R 2017, 'Risk burden, participation in early childhood education and care, and child outcomes', Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, vol. 42, no. 1, pp. 49-59pp..
- Crawford, H & Biddle, N 2016, Home ownership transitions and Indigenous Australians.
- Hunter, B, Gray, M & Crawford, H 2016, 'Who Cares and Does it Matter for the Labour Market?: A Longitudinal Analysis of the Labour Force Status of Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Carers', Australian Journal of Labour Economics, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 33-51pp.
- Crawford, H & Biddle, N 2015, Education Part 3: Tertiary education.
- Biddle, N & Crawford, H 2015, The Changing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population: evidence from the 2006-2011 Australian Census Longitudinal Dataset.
- Abbott, E, Allen, L, Biddle, N et al. 2015, The Aboriginal population of NSW in 2015: Policy options and challenges.
- Hunter, B, Radoll, P, Schwab, R et al. 2015, Business-Related Studies and Indigenous Australian Students.
- Booth, H, Rioseco, P & Crawford, H 2015, 'What can reverse causation tell us about demographic differences in the social network and social support determinants of self-rated health in later life?', Vienna Yearbook of Population Research, vol. 2014, pp. 23-51.
- Crawford, H & Booth, H 2013, Staying connected: Social engagement and wellbeing among mature age Australians.
