Australia has a population of nearly 21 million that largely inhabits the east coast with fewer than
15 per cent of Australians living in rural areas (Map 1). The Indigenous population in 2001 was
approximately 410,003
1
(2.2 per cent of the total population), a significant increase since the 1976
census which showed an Indigenous population of 115,953. This three fold increase in twenty five
years is outstripping the overall Australian population growth.
2
The 15 - 24 age group among the
Indigenous population represents approximately 19 per cent as compared to 12.4 per cent in broader
Australian population. This is a particularly salient point when considering that 26 per cent of
Indigenous young people between the age a 15 - 24 live in remote and very remote areas compared
to 2 per cent of the non-Indigenous population. Indigenous Australians have estimated life
expectancies for males and females that are 17 years lower than those of other Australians.
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