Indigenous Australian population projections: Problems and prospects

Biddle, Nicholas; Wilson, Tom Guy

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Indigenous Australian population projections: Problems and prospects

Date

2013

Authors

Biddle, Nicholas

Wilson, Tom Guy

Publisher

Springer

Abstract

According to estimates from the 2006 Census, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Indigenous) Australians made up 2.5 % of the total Australian population. However, the focus of research and policy debate on Indigenous Australians far exceeds their popu