Aboriginal Population Projections

With a view to meeting the urgent need for demographic data for future years, I am pleased to present this report which provides projections of the Aboriginal population from 2006 to 2021 for Two Ways Together regions.

The 2006 ABS Census of Population and Housing provides valuable information about the current demographic characteristics and composition of the Aboriginal population.

Available data show that the Aboriginal population is growing faster than the rest of the population and that the distribution of Aboriginal people across different regions and centres is changing. It is important that the regional trends be projected forward to assist in anticipating future service needs, formulating appropriate policy, planning service infrastructure and support strategies and planning service delivery responses, particularly those which emphasise early intervention. However, current ABS experimental estimates and projections of the Aboriginal population for NSW do not go beyond 2009.

The projections in this report were constructed by Dr. Noor A. Khalidi, an experienced demographer, who has been closely involved in Australian Aboriginal affairs during the last 22 years.

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