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ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER POPULATION – AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY PROPORTION OF POPULATION BY AGE, 2016(a)
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2016 Since the 1996 Census, the median age for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people has been on the rise. Twenty years ago in 1996, the median age was 20 years. This increased to 22 years in 2011, and increased again to 23 years in the five years to 2016. The median age for non-Indigenous people was 35 years in 2016. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people continue to have a much younger age profile and structure than the non-Indigenous population. In 2016, more than half (52.2%) of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were aged under 25 years. In comparison, almost one-third (32.7%) of non-Indigenous people were aged under 25. The difference between the two populations was also clearly noticeable in the 65 years and over age group. The proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 65 years and over was considerably smaller than for non-Indigenous people (3.1% compared to 12.6%). HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION, 2016(a)
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2016 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander households, on average, were larger than non-Indigenous households (2.9 people, compared with an average of 2.5 people for other households). Language In 2016, 1.8% of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population (or 120 people) spoke an Australian Indigenous language at home. Where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live, by Indigenous Area In 2016, the majority of the ACT's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population lived in the Canberra - South (50.1%) and Canberra - North (48.6%). Only a very small proportion lived in Stromo - Namadgi (0.7%). Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up a small proportion of each of the ACT's three Indigenous Areas, with the largest in Canberra - South (1.9%). ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PEOPLE BY INDIGENOUS REGION, 2016(a)
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2016 Income Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were less likely than non-Indigenous people to report an equivalised weekly household income of $1,000 or more in 2016 (45.0% compared with 61.2%). Both these percentages have increased (from 35.2% and 55.7% respectively) since the 2011 Census. Education Education is critical for overcoming disadvantage. The proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 20 to 24 years who had completed Year 12 or its equivalent increased between 2011 and 2016, from 56.3% to 65.4%. Over the same period, the proportion for non-Indigenous people increased from 85.4% to 88.3%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 25 to 64 years were more likely than non-Indigenous people of the same age to have left school at Year 9 or below (10.2% compared with 3.0%). This is an improvement from 2011 for both groups (from 16.3% and 4.2% respectively). For definitions of the terms used above, see the Census of Population and Housing: Census Dictionary, 2016 (cat. no. 2901.0). For more information about 2016 Census data release and products, go to www.abs.gov.au/census. Explanatory Information An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Household has at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person who is a usual resident and was present on Census night. Median age is where half the population is older, while the other half is younger. Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.
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2071.0 - Census of Population and Housing: Reflecting Australia - Stories from the Census, 2016
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 23/05/2019
This page last updated 21 March 2023