Category:Indigenous Australians

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Contents 1 Indigenous Australians Overview 1.1 Statistics 1.2 Resources 1.3 Philanthropy and Indigenous Australians

Indigenous Australians Overview

Indigenous Australians are the first human beings to inhabit Australia and its nearby islands. The term Indigenous Australians is generally taken to refer to both Aborigines and to Torres Strait Islanders. Indigenous Australians live all over Australia, in urban areas, country towns and in remote communities; they speak many different languages and belong to hundreds of distinct communities.

Statistics

• Indigenous Australians make up approximately 2.4% of the population of Australia, or an estimated 492,700 in 2005 [1].
• 11% of Indigenous Australians are Torres Strait Islanders
  • 14% of Torres Strait Islanders live in the Torres Strait area (the group of islands in the Torres Strait separating Indonesia and Australia)
  • 45% of Torres Strait Islanders live in other parts of Queensland
  • 18% of Torres Strait Islanders live in New South Wales [2].
• In 2001 the median age of Indigenous Australians was 21 years, compared with 36 years for the non-Indigenous population.
• Approximately 30% of Indigenous Australians live in major cities, 43% in regional areas and 26% in remote areas [3]. This contrasts with the non-Indigenous population, only 2% of whom live in remote areas.
• Over half of Indigenous Australians live in NSW and Queensland, but the greatest proportion of Indigenous inhabitants is in the Northern Territory, where nearly 29% of the population is Indigenous[4].

Resources

Reconciliation Australia has produced many excellent resources on Indigenous peoples, communities and projects. In particular, their series of Q&A Factsheets provide concise explanations of issues of relevance to Indigenous Australians. You can access the factsheets here.

Philanthropy and Indigenous Australians

Philanthropy Australia’s Indigenous Affinity Groups(in Melbourne and Sydney) bring together grantmakers with the shared goal of sharing information and ideas about being a philanthropic funder to Indigenous projects and communities.

The Autumn 2007, issue 64 edition of Australian Philanthropy focused on Indigenous Philanthropy.

• Health
• Education
• Economic Indicators
• Culture
• Arts
• Indigenous Languages

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A Australian Indigenous Knowledge and Libraries C Challenges in Indigenous philanthropy: Reporting Australian grantmakers' perspectives Culture and wellbeing:The case of Indigenous Australians I Indigenous Art: Securing the Future Indigenous organisations - DGR and Philanthropic Funding K Keeping Up: Strengthening transitions from education into work for Indigenous young people L Little Children Are Sacred

O Our Children, Our Future - Achieving improved Primary and Secondary Education Outcomes for Indigenous Students Overview: Indigenous Arts Overview: Indigenous Australians Overview: Indigenous Culture Overview: Indigenous Economic Indicators Overview: Indigenous Education Overview: Indigenous Health Overview: Indigenous Languages

P End-of-life care of Aboriginal peoples in remote locations: language issues Sustainable antenatal care services in an urban Indigenous community: the Townsville experience Philanthropy Australia’s first Affinity Group: Finding a common path towards reconciliation Philanthropy, non-government organisations and Indigenous development Preventing Child Abuse: A Way Forward T The resilience of Indigenous Australians to Climate Change W Western Australian Aboriginal Child Health Survey