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. 2015 Jun 25;6(6):880–888. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v6.i6.880

Table 3.

Indigenous population by state as of 2011

State Indigenous population Proportion of total population
New South Wales 208000 2.9%
Victoria 47000 0.9%
Queensland 189000 4.2%
Western Australia 88000 3.8%
South Australia 37000 2.3%
Tasmania 24000 4.7%
Australian Capital Territory 6000 1.7%
Northern Territory 69000 29.8%

Source: Adapted from Australian Bureau of Statistics, Estimates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, June 2011[18].