Table 1: ESTIMATED AND PROJECTED ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER POPULATION(a)(b), States and territories, 2016 - 2031 |
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2031 SERIES A (low) |
2031 SERIES B (medium) |
2031 SERIES C (high) |
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2011
no. |
2016
no. |
no. |
Growth rate (%)(c) |
no. |
Growth rate (%)(c) |
no. |
Growth rate (%)(c) |
|
NSW | 236 637 |
265 685 |
364 642 |
2.1 |
354 771 |
1.9 |
348 273 |
1.8 |
Vic. | 52 848 |
57 767 |
85 986 |
2.7 |
83 606 |
2.5 |
81 993 |
2.4 |
Qld | 198 776 |
221 276 |
312 639 |
2.3 |
304 395 |
2.1 |
299 292 |
2.0 |
SA | 38 605 |
42 265 |
58 763 |
2.2 |
57 306 |
2.1 |
56 390 |
1.9 |
WA | 92 097 |
100 512 |
138 244 |
2.1 |
134 895 |
2.0 |
132 980 |
1.9 |
Tas. | 25 752 |
28 537 |
38 113 |
1.9 |
37 089 |
1.8 |
36 584 |
1.7 |
NT | 68 231 |
74 546 |
90 078 |
1.3 |
88 170 |
1.1 |
87 588 |
1.1 |
ACT | 6 894 |
7 513 |
11 638 |
3.0 |
11 324 |
2.8 |
11 155 |
2.7 |
Aust.(d) | 720 093 |
798 365 |
1 100 427 |
2.2 |
1 071 871 |
2.0 |
1 054 569 |
1.9 |
(a) Estimates and projections based on the 2016 Census. (b) Series A - low assumptions of fertility, life expectancy and migration; Series B - medium (current) assumptions of fertility, life expectancy and migration; Series C - high assumptions of fertility, life expectancy and migration. (c) Average annual growth rate for the period 2016 to 2031. |
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(d) Includes Other Territories. |
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