cape york indigenous population
Abstract. The Indigenous population of Cape York Peninsula, 2001–2016 J. Taylor and M. Bell No. More than that, it is hoped that it can lead to improved circumstances for Australia’s most disadvantaged minority group – the Aborigines. The Indigenous population of Cape York Peninsula, 2001-2016 . CAPE YORK. Access to the 'Challenges' content requires an approved account. By John Taylor and Martin Bell. Cape York is a region of linguistic, cultural and environmental diversity. In the words of Phillip E. Jones (1973:24), “Comparative education can lead us to understanding, sympathy and tolerance”. Thinking About Indigenous Homelands and the Cape York Peninsula. Traditional Owners: Anathangayth, Alngith, Peppan, Thanakwithi and Wathyn. To derive the denominator for estimating 12-month treated prevalence and incidence of psychosis we used data from the Indigenous population estimates for the Cape York and Torres Strait, stratified by age and sex, for the years 2001–2015 Recent projections made by the Australian Bureau Statistics (ABS) of Indigenous populations resident in various regions of north Australia included a set of estimates for Cape York Peninsula. Weipa lies on the west coast of Cape York, about 200 kilometres south of the tip of Australia and 800 kilometres north west of Cairns by road. Cape York Indigenous people have much in common and are bound by shared history. 227/2002 ISSN 1036-1774 ISBN 0 7315 5602 X Dr John Taylor is a Senior Fellow at … Cape York Peninsula Languages, nec (6.5%) Where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live, by Indigenous Region In 2016, more than one-third (37.9%) of Queensland's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population lived in the Brisbane Indigenous Region. Before colonisation, Cape York was densely populated and people maintained complex kinship … The Aborigines were the first people to have a social system in Australia. Cape York leader Noel Pearson has criticised the progressive side of politics and the Aboriginal "industry" as being massive with too much of the $30 billion-plus spent annually going on costs and not helping indigenous people. To create an account, head to 'sign up' and enter your name and university email address. Table 3 Cape York fertility according to birth registration and midwives data, 1996-97 Table 4 Census counts, ERP and composite estimates of the Peninsula ATSIC region Indigenous population, 1996 Table 5 Composite estimate for 1996 and projection to 2001 of the Peninsula ATSIC region Indigenous population List of Figures 2015: 7,666: 23,777,777: Working Age Population (aged 15-64 years) (%) No Data Available: Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Peoples: Estimated Resident Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Population - … Cape York Australia; Population & People: Estimated Resident Population - persons (no.) Generally speaking, there are two distinct groups of Indigenous people in Australia - Torres Strait Islanders, who come from the Torres Strait Islands north of Cape York in Queensland, and Aboriginal people, who come from all other parts of Australia. Languages: English, languages of traditional owner groups from local and surrounding area and Creole.