Changing numbers, changing needs? A preliminary assessment of Indigenous population growth, 1991-96
Description
At the 1996 Census, a total of 352,970 individuals self-identified as Indigenous Australian. This represented an increase of 87,599 or 33 per cent since 1991, an increase which was way above expectation. As a consequence, demographic analysis has returned to the familiar condition of uncertainty about intercensal projections. This raises two questions of fundamental policy interest: - does the considerable increase in numbers witnessed between 1991 and 1996 imply a concomitant increase in...[Show more]
Collections | ANU Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research (CAEPR) |
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Date published: | 1997 |
Type: | Working/Technical Paper |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/145573 |
Access Rights: | Open Access |
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1997_DP143.pdf | 4.83 MB | Adobe PDF |
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