REPORTS show that children in the ACT are doing well developmentally compared to the national average.
Minister for Disability, Children and Youth Rachel Stephen-Smith says there is a particularly strong performance in language and cognitive skills within the ACT.
The domain that is the weakest is physical health and wellbeing with ACT children more vulnerable in this area than the Australian average.
The Census report also shows that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children continue to be more likely to be developmentally vulnerable than their non-Indigenous peers.
Stephen-Smith says the information in this report will allow us to identify the needs of young children in Canberra and improve the services to support them.
To view the report visit children.act.gov.au
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