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The indigenous peoples of Australia are the Indigenous Australians, who account for 2.5% of the total population according to 2011 census figures. The term 'Indigenous Australians' refers to both the Aboriginal peoples of mainland Australia and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Of the total 'Indigenous Australian' population, 90% identified as ...
Lists of Indigenous Australians by occupation and/or historical contribution: List of Indigenous Australian historical figures; List of Indigenous Australian musicians; List of Indigenous Australian performing artists; List of Indigenous Australians in politics and public service, education, law and humanities; List of Indigenous Australian ...
There are many issues facing Indigenous people in Australia today when compared with the non-Indigenous population, despite some improvements. Several of these are interrelated, and include health (including shorter life expectancy and higher rates of infant mortality ), lower levels of education and employment, inter-generational trauma, high ...
Australian Aborigines: Australian Aboriginal: 108 60.2 6 22.2 0 0.9 0: R=8, F=3 Hudjashov 2007 [1] Australian Aborigines: Australian Aboriginal: 44 __ __ 0 0 0 40.9 R=6.8 others=52.3 Karafet 2015 [2] Arnhem Land peoples Arnhem Land languages: 60 53.3 10 30.0 0 0 0 5.0 Kayser 2002 [3] Western Desert peoples Wati languages: 35 68.7 0 17.1 0 3.0 0 ...
This regional sub-category is intended for articles on particular indigenous peoples of this region, and related topics. See the discussion on the parent category talk page at Category talk:indigenous peoples for suggested criteria to be used in determining whether or not any particular group should be placed in this sub-category.
Caribbean people were also among the many nationalities flocking to the Victorian goldfields after 1851. One of the thirteen miners killed at the Eureka Stockade was a Jamaican . Arthur Windsor , editor of the Age newspaper from 1872 – 1900 was born in Barbados .
Aboriginal Australians are the various Indigenous peoples of the Australian mainland and many of its islands, excluding the ethnically distinct people of the Torres Strait Islands. Humans first migrated to Australia at least 65,000 years ago, and over time formed as many as 500 language-based groups . [ 3 ]
First Indigenous Australian to be employed in Australia's tertiary education sector as a lecturer: Maryann Bin-Salik. [80] 1976. First Indigenous Australian to hold vice-regal office (Governor of South Australia): Sir Douglas Nicholls. [81] First Indigenous Australian to be appointed a Justice of the Peace in South Australia: Ken Hampton (see ...