The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander resident population in Australia was forecasted to increase to close to 1.1 million by 2031, based on 2016 population estimates. The forecasted Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander resident population for 2023 was approximately 919 thousand people.
Projected resident population of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia from 2016 to 2031
Characteristic
Forecasted population size
2031
1,093,008
2030
1,069,288
2029
1,046,083
2028
1,023,419
2027
1,001,330
2026
979,847
2025
958,973
2024
938,687
2023
918,984
2022
899,885
2021
881,412
2020
863,576
2019
846,368
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (July 11, 2019). Projected resident population of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia from 2016 to 2031 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 29, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399343/australia-projected-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-resident-population-size/
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