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Australian Early Development Census

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Australia’s only national census of children
in their early years provides a map of developmental outcomes

2021 AEDC Results and Resources

A range of data products, reports and resources are available to examine emerging trends across the five collections.
Browse the 2021 AEDC results and resources

Early Childhood Development

The AEDC can support early childhood educators as they play their crucial role in shaping children's development
Information for early childhood educators

Every school counts

Schools are key in the AEDC, helping to shape early development with accurate data on how children are faring.
Information for schools

Community
benefits

The AEDC findings can support communities and schools as they play their part in helping children get off to a good start
Information for communities

Key findings

Evidence about children's wellbeing in the early years 2021 AEDC National Report
  • Over 95% Children assessed
    That is over 305,000 children in 2021.
  • 1 in 5 Developmentally vulnerable
    Around 1 in 5 children were developmentally vulnerable in one or more domain in 2021.
  • 4 in 10 Indigenous children
    Indigenous developmental vulnerability has decreased from 47% in 2009 to 42% in 2021.
  • 535 Communities
    The number of communities with an individual profile of AEDC results in 2021.