In 2021, the proportion of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people living in major cities in Australia amounted to 41.1 percent of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander population. By comparison, 73.7 percent of the non-Indigenous population lived in major cities. Although the majority of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander population lived in major cities and inner regional areas, almost one in ten lived in very remote communities.
Distribution of the population in Australia in 2021, by area and indigenous status
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (June 20, 2023). Distribution of the population in Australia in 2021, by area and indigenous status [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/910246/australia-distribution-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-by-area/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Distribution of the population in Australia in 2021, by area and indigenous status." Chart. June 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/910246/australia-distribution-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-by-area/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2023). Distribution of the population in Australia in 2021, by area and indigenous status. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/910246/australia-distribution-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-by-area/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Distribution of The Population in Australia in 2021, by Area and Indigenous Status." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/910246/australia-distribution-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-by-area/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Distribution of the population in Australia in 2021, by area and indigenous status Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/910246/australia-distribution-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-by-area/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Distribution of the population in Australia in 2021, by area and indigenous status [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, June 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/910246/australia-distribution-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-by-area/