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.

3.3 Age at death, Indigenous status - 2009
		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
Indigenous
	New South Wales	10	7	14	21	34	61	63	112	322
	Queensland	33	7	13	23	54	46	52	104	332
	South Australia	np	np	np	np	13	14	20	11	76
	Western Australia	np	np	22	21	37	41	35	67	239
	Northern Territory	9	np	np	np	42	52	34	49	237
	Total(b)	64	30	72	99	180	214	204	343	1 206
Non-Indigenous
	New South Wales	204	67	251	393	633	1 321	2 558	18 023	23 458
	Queensland	173	59	154	272	391	789	1 573	9 806	13 217
	South Australia	np	np	np	np	157	333	661	4 719	6 085
	Western Australia	np	np	93	120	201	406	729	4 645	6 264
	Northern Territory	4	np	np	np	22	45	65	194	353
	Total(b)	465	171	572	890	1 404	2 894	5 586	37 387	49 377
Total(c)
	New South Wales	218	76	266	414	675	1 402	2 655	18 282	23 996
	Queensland	215	70	175	306	469	869	1 690	10 162	13 956
	South Australia	39	19	72	108	176	350	683	4 751	6 198
	Western Australia	60	29	127	152	250	460	773	4 727	6 578
	Northern Territory	13	13	26	35	65	98	99	244	593
	Total(b)	545	207	666	1 015	1 635	3 179	5 900	38 166	51 321
Females
Indigenous
	New South Wales	6	5	4	8	22	34	51	139	269
	Queensland	13	11	10	6	30	41	51	138	300
	South Australia	np	np	np	np	12	22	11	25	84
	Western Australia	np	np	10	9	27	36	34	83	205
	Northern Territory	9	np	np	np	35	36	25	74	194
	Total(b)	33	26	32	35	126	169	172	459	1 052
Non-Indigenous
	New South Wales	158	58	82	163	315	847	1 531	19 398	22 552
	Queensland	122	51	75	90	207	461	920	9 768	11 694
	South Australia	np	np	np	np	91	243	417	5 312	6 166
	Western Australia	np	np	29	55	106	257	405	4 847	5 754
	Northern Territory	5	np	np	np	10	17	21	107	165
	Total(b)	352	139	214	345	729	1 825	3 294	39 432	46 331
Total(c)
	New South Wales	169	63	87	172	343	891	1 591	19 662	22 978
	Queensland	141	64	90	98	244	518	998	10 207	12 360
	South Australia	34	14	31	39	103	267	433	5 348	6 270
	Western Australia	39	22	39	67	135	300	445	4 941	5 988
	Northern Territory	14	4	6	10	45	53	46	182	360
	Total(b)	397	167	253	386	870	2 029	3 513	40 340	47 956
Persons
Indigenous
	New South Wales	16	12	18	29	56	95	114	251	591
	Queensland	46	18	23	29	84	87	103	242	632
	South Australia	5	4	13	10	25	36	31	36	160
	Western Australia	12	10	32	30	64	77	69	150	444
	Northern Territory	18	12	18	36	77	88	59	123	431
	Total(b)	97	56	104	134	306	383	376	802	2 258
Non-Indigenous
	New South Wales	362	125	333	556	948	2 168	4 089	37 421	46 010
	Queensland	295	110	229	362	598	1 250	2 493	19 574	24 911
	South Australia	67	29	88	133	248	576	1 078	10 031	12 251
	Western Australia	84	41	122	175	307	663	1 134	9 492	12 018
	Northern Territory	9	5	14	9	32	62	86	301	518
	Total(b)	817	310	786	1 235	2 133	4 719	8 880	76 819	95 708
Total(c)
	New South Wales	387	139	353	586	1 018	2 293	4 246	37 944	46 974
	Queensland	356	134	265	404	713	1 387	2 688	20 369	26 316
	South Australia	73	33	103	147	279	617	1 116	10 099	12 468
	Western Australia	99	51	166	219	385	760	1 218	9 668	12 566
	Northern Territory	27	17	32	45	110	151	145	426	953
	Total(b)	942	374	919	1 401	2 505	5 208	9 413	78 506	99 277
np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated
(a) Includes deaths for which age was not stated.
(b) 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 Indigenous deaths.
(c) Includes deaths for which Indigenous status was not stated.

Differences between the age structures of deaths of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians and non-Indigenous populations for the period 2007-2009 are illustrated in graph 3.4. Whereas deaths of non-Indigenous persons are concentrated in the older age groups, deaths of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians are more widely spread across all age groups.

Care should be exercised when analysing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australian and non-Indigenous age at death, as the data may be influenced by differences in identification by age, as well as different age structures of the two populations.

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