AGE AT DEATH
Care should be exercised when analysing deaths of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians by age as differences in identification by age may lead to biased results. For more information, see Information Paper: Census Data Enhancement - Indigenous Mortality Quality Study, 2006-07 (cat. no. 4723.0).
3.3 Age at death, Indigenous Status - 2010 |
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| | 0 | 1-14 | 15-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65 years and over | Total(a) |
State or territory | no. | no. | no. | no. | no. | no. | no. | no. | no. |
Males |
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander | | | | | | | | | |
| New South Wales | 16 | np | 17 | np | 37 | 69 | 66 | 121 | 343 |
| Queensland(b) | 29 | 6 | 25 | 41 | 63 | 101 | 89 | 175 | 530 |
| South Australia | np | np | np | np | 16 | 20 | 12 | 27 | 84 |
| Western Australia | 15 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 42 | 41 | 43 | 67 | 248 |
| Northern Territory | np | 3 | np | 27 | 35 | 43 | 55 | 52 | 249 |
| Total(c) | 75 | 15 | 84 | 105 | 193 | 274 | 265 | 442 | 1 454 |
Non-Indigenous | | | | | | | | | |
| New South Wales | 212 | np | 232 | np | 577 | 1 317 | 2 623 | 18 483 | 23 865 |
| Queensland(b) | 167 | 63 | 162 | 263 | 402 | 774 | 1 486 | 10 143 | 13 461 |
| South Australia | np | np | np | np | 160 | 339 | 663 | 4 942 | 6 285 |
| Western Australia | 56 | 29 | 80 | 155 | 204 | 392 | 711 | 4 843 | 6 470 |
| Northern Territory | np | 4 | np | 18 | 22 | 46 | 77 | 185 | 372 |
| Total(c) | 484 | 188 | 546 | 842 | 1 365 | 2 868 | 5 560 | 38 596 | 50 453 |
Total(d) | | | | | | | | | |
| New South Wales | 231 | 83 | 250 | 359 | 625 | 1 397 | 2 702 | 18 702 | 24 352 |
| Queensland(b) | 209 | 71 | 198 | 318 | 485 | 911 | 1 621 | 10 539 | 14 356 |
| South Australia | 49 | 15 | 60 | 69 | 180 | 360 | 679 | 4 988 | 6 400 |
| Western Australia | 72 | 34 | 102 | 180 | 258 | 448 | 769 | 4 931 | 6 794 |
| Northern Territory | 16 | 7 | 38 | 45 | 57 | 90 | 132 | 239 | 624 |
| Total(c) | 577 | 210 | 648 | 971 | 1 605 | 3 206 | 5 903 | 39 399 | 52 526 |
Females |
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander | | | | | | | | | |
| New South Wales | 10 | np | 3 | np | 14 | 29 | 55 | 157 | 279 |
| Queensland(b) | 20 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 43 | 58 | 83 | 165 | 418 |
| South Australia | np | np | np | np | 13 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 63 |
| Western Australia | 5 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 35 | 35 | 67 | 188 |
| Northern Territory | np | 5 | np | 11 | 27 | 41 | 34 | 67 | 198 |
| Total(c) | 45 | 27 | 29 | 51 | 124 | 169 | 221 | 479 | 1 146 |
Non-Indigenous | | | | | | | | | |
| New South Wales | 143 | np | 93 | np | 346 | 800 | 1 575 | 20 014 | 23 174 |
| Queensland(b) | 114 | 30 | 82 | 88 | 214 | 475 | 895 | 10 290 | 12 191 |
| South Australia | np | np | np | np | 98 | 243 | 386 | 5 637 | 6 465 |
| Western Australia | 35 | 25 | 36 | 55 | 96 | 231 | 422 | 4 804 | 5 704 |
| Northern Territory | np | - | np | 6 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 106 | 157 |
| Total(c) | 321 | 123 | 236 | 336 | 759 | 1 761 | 3 298 | 40 851 | 47 691 |
Total(d) | | | | | | | | | |
| New South Wales | 159 | 59 | 96 | 155 | 365 | 839 | 1 639 | 20 278 | 23 593 |
| Queensland(b) | 138 | 44 | 102 | 112 | 271 | 564 | 1 011 | 10 687 | 12 933 |
| South Australia | 27 | 15 | 24 | 43 | 113 | 251 | 403 | 5 681 | 6 557 |
| Western Australia | 41 | 31 | 40 | 68 | 128 | 269 | 462 | 4 887 | 5 926 |
| Northern Territory | 12 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 32 | 53 | 55 | 174 | 357 |
| Total(c) | 377 | 154 | 271 | 395 | 909 | 1 976 | 3 570 | 41 707 | 49 366 |
Persons |
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander | | | | | | | | | |
| New South Wales | 26 | np | 20 | np | 51 | 98 | 121 | 278 | 622 |
| Queensland(b) | 49 | 17 | 41 | 62 | 106 | 159 | 172 | 340 | 948 |
| South Australia | 5 | np | 6 | np | 29 | 26 | 26 | 50 | 147 |
| Western Australia | 20 | 10 | 19 | 30 | 69 | 76 | 78 | 134 | 436 |
| Northern Territory | 20 | 8 | 27 | 38 | 62 | 84 | 89 | 119 | 447 |
| Total(c) | 120 | 42 | 113 | 156 | 317 | 443 | 486 | 921 | 2 600 |
Non-Indigenous | | | | | | | | | |
| New South Wales | 355 | np | 325 | np | 923 | 2 117 | 4 198 | 38 497 | 47 039 |
| Queensland(b) | 281 | 93 | 244 | 351 | 616 | 1 249 | 2 381 | 20 433 | 25 652 |
| South Australia | 70 | np | 77 | np | 258 | 582 | 1 049 | 10 579 | 12 750 |
| Western Australia | 91 | 54 | 116 | 210 | 300 | 623 | 1 133 | 9 647 | 12 174 |
| Northern Territory | 8 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 58 | 97 | 291 | 529 |
| Total(c) | 805 | 311 | 782 | 1 178 | 2 124 | 4 629 | 8 858 | 79 447 | 98 144 |
Total(d) | | | | | | | | | |
| New South Wales | 390 | 142 | 346 | 514 | 990 | 2 236 | 4 341 | 38 980 | 47 945 |
| Queensland(b) | 347 | 115 | 300 | 430 | 756 | 1 475 | 2 632 | 21 226 | 27 289 |
| South Australia | 76 | 30 | 84 | 112 | 293 | 611 | 1 082 | 10 669 | 12 957 |
| Western Australia | 113 | 65 | 142 | 248 | 386 | 717 | 1 231 | 9 818 | 12 720 |
| Northern Territory | 28 | 12 | 47 | 62 | 89 | 143 | 187 | 413 | 981 |
| Total(c) | 954 | 364 | 919 | 1 366 | 2 514 | 5 182 | 9 473 | 81 106 | 101 892 |
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- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated |
(a) Includes deaths for which age was not stated. |
(b) Care should be taken when interpreting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander deaths data for Queensland for 2010. See Technical Note: Registration of outstanding deaths, Queensland, 2010, and paragraph 36 of the Explanatory Notes. |
(c) Data are for NSW, Qld, SA, WA and NT combined, based on state or territory of usual residence. Victoria, Tasmania and the ACT are excluded due to small numbers of registered Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander deaths. |
(d) Includes deaths for which Indigenous status was not stated. |