Population

Government counted in 1996 for first time, the indigenous people was at 283.000. In 2001, Australian Bureau of Statistics showed the increasing of the indigenous people in Australia is around 458,520. Five years later, in June 2006, 407,700 were Aboriginal, 29,512 were Torres Strait Islander, and a further 17,811 declared they were both Aboriginal and Torres Strait islanders. Moreover, based on data at 30 June 2006, the aboriginal population of Australia was 517,200, broken down as follows:
    

                                                

New South Wales – 148,200 Queensland – 146,400 Western Australia – 77,900 Northern Territory – 66,600 Victoria – 30,800 South Australia – 26,000 Tasmania – 16,900 Australian Capital Territory – 4,000