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3238.0.55.001EstimatesofAboriginalandTorresStraitIslander
Australians,June2011 QualityDeclaration
LatestISSUEReleasedat11:30AM(CANBERRATIME)30/08/2013

NOTES

ABOUTTHISRELEASE

ThisproductcontainsfinalestimatesoftheAboriginalandTorresStraitIslander,nonIndigenousand
totalpopulationsofAustraliaat30June2011,forvariousgeographies.

Estimatesaredisaggregatedbyage(5yearagegroups,withsomesingleyearofagedataavailable)
andsexforstateandterritory,RemotenessAreasandIndigenousRegions.Onlytotalestimatesfor
StatisticalAreasLevel2areavailable.

TheestimatesoftheAboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderandnonIndigenouspopulationspresentedin
thispublicationarebasedon2011CensusofPopulationandHousingcountsadjustedfornet
undercountasmeasuredbythePostEnumerationSurvey.TheextentofundercoverageofAboriginal
andTorresStraitIslanderAustraliansinthe2011Censusandtherelativelysmallsamplesizeofthe
PostEnumerationSurveytoadjustforthatundercoveragemeanstheestimatesshouldbeinterpreted
withadegreeofcaution.

Descriptionofthemethodsusedtoproducetheestimatesarecontainedinthetechnicalnoteinthis
product.

SingleyearofagepopulationestimatesforAboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderpeoplesfor30June
2011shouldbeusedwithcaution.Theestimatesaresubjecttoerrorsthatcannotbecomprehensively
adjustedforwithinthepopulationestimatescompilationprocess,giventhelimitedabilitytoestimate
CensusundercountbyIndigenousstatusandotherdemographiccharacteristics.Featurespresentin
singleyearofageCensuscountsmaybelikelytoappearinpopulationestimatesevenafter
adjustmentsforundercountandotherfactorshavebeenapplied.TheABSrecommendsthatfiveyear
agegroupsshouldbeusedinpreferencetosingleyearofagedatawhereverpossible,particularlyfor
statesandterritorieswithrelativelysmallAboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderpopulations.

INQUIRIES

Forfurtherinformationabouttheseandrelatedstatistics,contacttheNationalInformationandReferral
Serviceon1300135070.

SUMMARYCOMMENTARY

ESTIMATESOFABORIGINALANDTORRESSTRAITISLANDERAUSTRALIANS

ThispublicationpresentsthefinalpopulationestimatesofAboriginalandTorresStraitIslander
Australiansasat30June2011.Theyreplacethepreliminaryestimatesreleasedon27September
2012inAustralianDemographicStatistics,MarchQuarter2012(cat.no.3101.0).Detailsofthe
methodologyusedincalculatingtheseestimatesareprovidedinTechnicalNote:EstimatedResident
AboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderPopulationMethodofCalculation.
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ThefinalestimatedresidentAboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderpopulationofAustraliaasat30June
2011was669,900people,or3%ofthetotalAustralianpopulation.Thispopulationestimaterepresents
alargeincreaseintheAboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderpopulationestimatesfromtheestimateof
517000for30June2006.ThischangewillbeexploredintheupcomingpublicationCensusof
PopulationandHousing:UnderstandingtheIncreaseinAboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderCounts
Between2006and2011(cat.no.2077.0).

Ofthestatesandterritories,thelargestpopulationsofAboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderAustralians
livedinNewSouthWales(208,500people)andQueensland(189,000people).Thesmallestpopulation
ofAboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderAustralianslivedinTheAustralianCapitalTerritory(6,200
people).

AboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderAustralianscomprised30%ofthepopulationoftheNorthern
Territory,thehighestproportionofanystateorterritory.

Estimatedresidentpopulation,Indigenousstatus,30June2011

Estimatedresidentpopulation Medianage

Aboriginaland/orTorresStrait Non
Aboriginaland/orTorresStraitIslander NonIndigenous
Islander Indigenous
no. % no. years years

Males

NSW 103907 2.9 3481202 20.6 37.2

Vic. 23543 0.9 2717416 21.1 36.3
Qld 94082 4.2 2139877 20.2 36.5
SA 18554 2.3 793291 21.5 38.8
WA 43731 3.7 1141319 22.0 36.1
Tas. 12076 4.7 242714 20.9 40.5
NT 34479 28.4 87004 23.0 35.0
ACT 3181 1.7 179815 21.5 33.9
Aust.
333683 3.0 10784551 21.1 36.8
(a)

Females

NSW 104569 2.9 3528851 22.2 38.9

Vic. 23790 0.9 2773068 22.2 38.2
Qld 94872 4.2 2147947 21.7 37.8
SA 18854 2.3 808915 23.1 40.9
WA 44539 3.8 1123820 22.9 37.5
Tas. 12089 4.7 244604 22.5 42.1
NT 34371 31.3 75438 24.5 34.5
ACT 2979 1.6 182010 22.8 35.5
Aust.
336198 3.0 10885592 22.5 38.5
(a)

Persons

NSW 208476 2.9 7010053 21.4 38.0

Vic. 47333 0.9 5490484 21.7 37.3
Qld 188954 4.2 4287824 21.0 37.2
SA 37408 2.3 1602206 22.3 39.8
WA 88270 3.8 2265139 22.4 36.8
Tas. 24165 4.7 487318 21.7 41.3
NT 68850 29.8 162442 23.8 34.8
ACT 6160 1.7 361825 22.1 34.7
Aust.
669881 3.0 21670143 21.8 37.6
(a)

(a)IncludesOtherTerritories.

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Agestructure

TheAboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderpopulationat30June2011hadayoungeragestructurethan
thenonIndigenouspopulation,withlargerproportionsofyoungpeopleandsmallerproportionsofolder
people.ThemedianageoftheAboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderpopulationat30June2011was
21.8years,comparedto37.6yearsforthenonIndigenouspopulation.

IndigenousStatus(individualcategories)

AmongtheAboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderpopulationin2011,90%ofpeople(606,200people)
identifiedasbeingofAboriginaloriginonly,6%(38,100)wereofTorresStraitIslanderoriginonly,and
4%(25,600)wereofbothAboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderorigin.

Estimatedresidentpopulation,Indigenousstatus,30June2011

Aboriginal TorresStrait BothAboriginalandTorres TotalAboriginaland/orTorres Non

Total
only Islanderonly StraitIslander StraitIslander Indigenous
no. no. no. no. no. no.

7218
NSW 198920 5723 3833 208476 7010053
529
5537
Vic. 43644 2636 1053 47333 5490484
817
4476
Qld 149072 24386 15496 188954 4287824
778
1639
SA 35483 1253 672 37408 1602206
614
2353
WA 84971 1667 1632 88270 2265139
409
Tas. 21869 1428 868 24165 487318 511483
NT 66150 830 1870 68850 162442 231292
ACT 5799 206 155 6160 361825 367985
Aust. 606164 38134 25583 669881 21670143 22340
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(a)IncludesOtherTerritories.

RemotenessAreas

At30June2011,aroundonethirdofallAboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderpeoplelivedinMajorCities
ofAustralia(233,100people).Afurther147,700peoplelivedinInnerRegionalAustraliaand146,100
peopleinOuterRegionalAustralia.TheremainderlivedinRemoteAustralia(51,300people)orVery
RemoteAustralia(91,600people).

EstimatedresidentAboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderpopulation,RemotenessAreas,30June
2011

AboriginalandTorresStraitIslander NonIndigenous Total

RemotenessAreas % % %

MajorCityAreas 34.8 71.3 70.2

InnerRegional 22.0 18.3 18.4
OuterRegional 21.8 8.7 9.1
Remote 7.7 1.2 1.4
VeryRemote 13.7 0.5 0.9

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