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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia

Statistics report on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of Australia

This report presents facts and figures on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of Australia. It provides general demographic information on Australia's first people, information on employment, education, the justice system, health, language, and culture.

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Overview

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  • Basic Statistic Share of population Australia 2021, by Indigenous status
  • Basic Statistic Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population Australia 2021 by state
  • Basic Statistic Distribution of the population in Australia in 2021 by area and indigenous status
  • Basic Statistic Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population Australia 2021 by age group
  • Basic Statistic Fertility rate in Australia 2021 by age group indigenous status
  • Basic Statistic Projected Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population size Australia 2016-2031

Education

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  • Basic Statistic Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander full-time students in Australia 2006-2022
  • Basic Statistic Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in Australia 2022 by affiliation
  • Basic Statistic Share of Indigenous Australians with year 12 or Certificate III Australia 2021
  • Premium Statistic Share of First Nations people with a bachelor degree or above Australia 2021
  • Basic Statistic Number of indigenous children enrolled in preschool Australia 2023 by state
  • Premium Statistic Education status of young people Australia 2020, by indigenous status

Employment

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  • Basic Statistic Distribution of the labor force in Australia 2019 by indigenous status
  • Basic Statistic Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in labor force Australia FY 2015 by age
  • Basic Statistic Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders labor force Australia FY 2015 by age
  • Basic Statistic Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders unemployed Australia FY 2015 by age
  • Premium Statistic Representation cultural background chief executives and equivalents Australia 2018

Health

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  • Basic Statistic Indigenous peoples life expectancy in Australia 2015-2017, by location and gender
  • Basic Statistic Non-Indigenous life expectancy in Australia 2015-2017, by location and gender
  • Basic Statistic Child mortality rate Australia 2008-2020, by indigenous status
  • Basic Statistic Births to mothers aged 15-19 years in Australia 2004-2018 by indigenous status
  • Basic Statistic Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait smokers Australia FY 2005-2019 by gender
  • Basic Statistic Share of Indigenous Australians who have used substances recently FY2002-2019

Justice

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  • Basic Statistic Share of prisoners Australia 2025, by Indigenous status
  • Basic Statistic Imprisonment rate Australia 2024 by gender and Indigenous status
  • Basic Statistic Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal imprisonment rate Australia 2022-2025 by gender
  • Premium Statistic Daily number of young people in detention Australia FY 2022 by indigenous status
  • Premium Statistic Daily average number of young people in detention in Australia FY 2018-2022

Deaths in custody

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  • Premium Statistic Number of indigenous deaths in custody in Australia 2015-2025
  • Premium Statistic Number of Indigenous deaths in custody Australia between 2008 and 2021 by state
  • Premium Statistic Number of Indigenous deaths in custody Australia between 2008 and 2021 by type

Culture

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  • Premium Statistic Opinion on the importance of Indigenous arts Australia 2016
  • Premium Statistic Opinion on the representation of Indigenous arts Australia 2016
  • Premium Statistic Total grants and funding for Aboriginal arts in Australia FY 2017-2022
  • Premium Statistic Share of grants and funding for the arts in Australia FY 2022 by area of practice

Language

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  • Basic Statistic Leading Indigenous languages spoken in Australia 2021 by number of speakers
  • Basic Statistic Number of ATSI persons who used Indigenous language at home Australia 1991-2021
  • Basic Statistic Share of ATSI persons using an Indigenous language at home Australia 1991-2021
  • Basic Statistic Languages used by Indigenous persons in Australia 2021, by share of persons
  • Basic Statistic Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders that spoke English well 2006-2021

Youth

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  • Premium Statistic Young people's plans after leaving school Australia 2020, by indigenous status
  • Premium Statistic What young Indigenous people value Australia 2020
  • Premium Statistic Leading issues of personal concern for young Indigenous people Australia 2020
  • Premium Statistic Reasons for unfair treatment of young people Australia 2020, by indigenous status
  • Premium Statistic Activities young people engaged in recently Australia 2020, by indigenous status
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