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Demographics

4704.0 - The Health and Welfare of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
2005, Australian Bureau of Statistics

This report provides information about the health and welfare of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. It presents a broad picture at a national level and, wherever possible, uses existing and new data sources to reflect the diversity of the Indigenous population, including a separate chapter about Torres Strait Islander people. Also where possible, changes over time in the health and welfare outcomes for Indigenous people are described. The disparities in health and welfare between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians are also explored.
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Indigenous households, as measured in the 2001 Census, may include non-Indigenous as well as Indigenous people. A total of 494,000 people living in the 144,700 households identified as having at least one Indigenous person; of whom 75% (371,600 people) were identified as Indigenous and 25% (122,400 people) were either non-Indigenous or whose Indigenous status was unknown.

The level of home ownership and home purchasing for Indigenous households is significantly lower than other Australians. It is important to note that Indigenous households, as measured in the 2001 Census, may include non-Indigenous people as well as Indigenous people. Only 31% of Indigenous households were owned or being purchased by their occupants compared to 71% of non-Indigenous households. The percentage of Indigenous households that were renting their dwelling was 64% compared to 27% of non-Indigenous households.