4704.0 - The Health and Welfare of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, 2003  
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APPENDIX 5 - ESTIMATES AND PROJECTIONS OF THE INDIGENOUS POPULATION - 1991-2006


ESTIMATES AND PROJECTIONS OF THE INDIGENOUS POPULATION - 1991-2006

Year
New
South
Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South
Australia
Western
Australia
Tasmania
Northern
Territory
Australian
Capital
Territory
Australia(a)


EXPERIMENTAL ESTIMATED RESIDENT POPULATION(b)

1991
97,784
20,259
93,191
19,809
50,891
13,783
46,874
2,614
345,381
1992
100,027
20,678
95,341
20,204
51,859
14,058
47,850
2,699
352,897
1993
102,375
21,127
97,590
20,633
52,873
14,351
48,817
2,785
360,736
1994
104,799
21,586
99,884
21,083
53,910
14,654
49,788
2,872
368,765
1995
107,284
22,073
102,257
21,557
55,031
14,975
50,811
2,964
377,146
1996
109,925
22,598
104,817
22,051
56,205
15,322
51,876
3,058
386,049
2001
134,888
27,846
125,910
25,544
65,931
17,384
56,875
3,909
458,520


PROJECTED POPULATION - LOW SERIES(c)

1996
109,925
22,598
104,817
22,051
56,205
15,322
51,876
3,058
386,049
1997
112,167
23,002
107,558
22,503
57,263
15,581
52,782
3,161
394,214
1998
114,411
23,403
110,324
22,953
58,321
15,841
53,687
3,266
402,404
1999
116,652
23,801
113,111
23,405
59,382
16,106
54,587
3,372
410,615
2000
118,895
24,195
115,919
23,857
60,441
16,373
55,480
3,480
418,841
2001
121,142
24,586
118,749
24,313
61,505
16,644
56,364
3,589
427,094
2002
123,405
24,974
121,601
24,770
62,577
16,917
57,236
3,699
435,381
2003
125,692
25,363
124,473
25,229
63,658
17,193
58,096
3,809
443,715
2004
128,006
25,753
127,375
25,692
64,752
17,470
58,944
3,921
452,114
2005
130,348
26,145
130,311
26,161
65,857
17,747
59,780
4,034
460,583
2006
132,716
26,541
133,288
26,633
66,976
18,023
60,610
4,149
469,135


PROJECTED POPULATION - HIGH SERIES(b)

1996
109,925
22,598
104,817
22,051
56,205
15,322
51,876
3,058
386,049
1997
117,912
23,541
111,004
22,969
58,342
16,727
53,147
3,377
407,216
1998
126,402
24,507
117,454
23,907
60,522
18,257
54,416
3,723
429,386
1999
135,421
25,496
124,174
24,866
62,744
19,923
55,680
4,099
452,602
2000
144,994
26,507
131,169
25,848
65,005
21,739
56,928
4,508
476,899
2001
155,159
27,540
138,446
26,852
67,313
23,715
58,162
4,950
502,339
2002
165,958
28,595
146,010
27,878
69,669
25,863
59,377
5,428
528,981
2003
177,433
29,677
153,865
28,927
72,076
28,196
60,570
5,944
556,891
2004
189,629
30,784
162,029
29,999
74,534
30,731
61,738
6,504
586,151
2005
202,579
31,918
170,515
31,098
77,042
33,480
62,885
7,110
616,830
2006
216,323
33,079
179,338
32,220
79,600
36,465
64,015
7,766
649,009

(a) Includes Jervis Bay Territory.
(b) Final at 30 June 2001, backcasting for 1997-2000 not available at time of publication.
(c) See text for details about ‘low series’ and ‘high series’ estimates and projections.
Source: ABS 1998c, ABS 1998d, ABS 2003a, ABS data available on request.