Quick Facts

Indigenous Business Australia (IBA)

At 1 October 2009, IBA:

• has 242 employees, of which 24 per cent are Indigenous Australians
• operates from 19 locations across Australia
• has assisted over 13,740 families into home ownership since 1975
• grew its investment portfolio asset value by 7.55 per cent
• grew its net assets by 7.4 per cent in the last financial year, from $918 million to $986 million
• supported or created a total of 1145 jobs, of which 37.5 per cent were held by Indigenous Australians
• lent $10.61 million to assist 63 Indigenous Australians to establish their own business and assisted a further 660 with business support