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AGE AT DEATH

Care should be exercised when analysing deaths of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians by age as differences in identification by age may lead to biased results. For more information, see Information Paper: Census Data Enhancement - Indigenous Mortality Quality Study, 2006-07 (cat. no. 4723.0).

3.3 Age at death, Indigenous Status - 2010
		0	1-14	15-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65 years and over	Total(a)
State or territory		no.	no.	no.	no.	no.	no.	no.	no.	no.
Males
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
	New South Wales	16	np	17	np	37	69	66	121	343
	Queensland(b)	29	6	25	41	63	101	89	175	530
	South Australia	np	np	np	np	16	20	12	27	84
	Western Australia	15	4	16	20	42	41	43	67	248
	Northern Territory	np	3	np	27	35	43	55	52	249
	Total(c)	75	15	84	105	193	274	265	442	1 454
Non-Indigenous
	New South Wales	212	np	232	np	577	1 317	2 623	18 483	23 865
	Queensland(b)	167	63	162	263	402	774	1 486	10 143	13 461
	South Australia	np	np	np	np	160	339	663	4 942	6 285
	Western Australia	56	29	80	155	204	392	711	4 843	6 470
	Northern Territory	np	4	np	18	22	46	77	185	372
	Total(c)	484	188	546	842	1 365	2 868	5 560	38 596	50 453
Total(d)
	New South Wales	231	83	250	359	625	1 397	2 702	18 702	24 352
	Queensland(b)	209	71	198	318	485	911	1 621	10 539	14 356
	South Australia	49	15	60	69	180	360	679	4 988	6 400
	Western Australia	72	34	102	180	258	448	769	4 931	6 794
	Northern Territory	16	7	38	45	57	90	132	239	624
	Total(c)	577	210	648	971	1 605	3 206	5 903	39 399	52 526
Females
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
	New South Wales	10	np	3	np	14	29	55	157	279
	Queensland(b)	20	11	16	21	43	58	83	165	418
	South Australia	np	np	np	np	13	6	14	23	63
	Western Australia	5	6	3	10	27	35	35	67	188
	Northern Territory	np	5	np	11	27	41	34	67	198
	Total(c)	45	27	29	51	124	169	221	479	1 146
Non-Indigenous
	New South Wales	143	np	93	np	346	800	1 575	20 014	23 174
	Queensland(b)	114	30	82	88	214	475	895	10 290	12 191
	South Australia	np	np	np	np	98	243	386	5 637	6 465
	Western Australia	35	25	36	55	96	231	422	4 804	5 704
	Northern Territory	np	-	np	6	5	12	20	106	157
	Total(c)	321	123	236	336	759	1 761	3 298	40 851	47 691
Total(d)
	New South Wales	159	59	96	155	365	839	1 639	20 278	23 593
	Queensland(b)	138	44	102	112	271	564	1 011	10 687	12 933
	South Australia	27	15	24	43	113	251	403	5 681	6 557
	Western Australia	41	31	40	68	128	269	462	4 887	5 926
	Northern Territory	12	5	9	17	32	53	55	174	357
	Total(c)	377	154	271	395	909	1 976	3 570	41 707	49 366
Persons
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
	New South Wales	26	np	20	np	51	98	121	278	622
	Queensland(b)	49	17	41	62	106	159	172	340	948
	South Australia	5	np	6	np	29	26	26	50	147
	Western Australia	20	10	19	30	69	76	78	134	436
	Northern Territory	20	8	27	38	62	84	89	119	447
	Total(c)	120	42	113	156	317	443	486	921	2 600
Non-Indigenous
	New South Wales	355	np	325	np	923	2 117	4 198	38 497	47 039
	Queensland(b)	281	93	244	351	616	1 249	2 381	20 433	25 652
	South Australia	70	np	77	np	258	582	1 049	10 579	12 750
	Western Australia	91	54	116	210	300	623	1 133	9 647	12 174
	Northern Territory	8	4	20	24	27	58	97	291	529
	Total(c)	805	311	782	1 178	2 124	4 629	8 858	79 447	98 144
Total(d)
	New South Wales	390	142	346	514	990	2 236	4 341	38 980	47 945
	Queensland(b)	347	115	300	430	756	1 475	2 632	21 226	27 289
	South Australia	76	30	84	112	293	611	1 082	10 669	12 957
	Western Australia	113	65	142	248	386	717	1 231	9 818	12 720
	Northern Territory	28	12	47	62	89	143	187	413	981
	Total(c)	954	364	919	1 366	2 514	5 182	9 473	81 106	101 892
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated
(a) Includes deaths for which age was not stated.
(b) Care should be taken when interpreting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander deaths data for Queensland for 2010. See Technical Note: Registration of outstanding deaths, Queensland, 2010, and paragraph 36 of the Explanatory Notes.
(c) Data are for NSW, Qld, SA, WA and NT combined, based on state or territory of usual residence. Victoria, Tasmania and the ACT are excluded due to small numbers of registered Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander deaths.
(d) Includes deaths for which Indigenous status was not stated.