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Where do Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples live? How old are they?

April 26, 2017Aboriginal live peoples torres strait islander

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Where do Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples live? How old are they?

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Over half (58%) of all Torres Strait Islander peoples live in Queensland. The rest of the population live in other States, with 18% in New South Wales and 6% in Victoria. Cairns had the highest Torres Strait Islander population in Queensland (1,814 people), followed by Townsville (1,379). Within the Torres Shire, the largest Indigenous populations were recorded on Thursday Island (1558 people). Bamaga (655) and Badu Island (518) also have relatively large Torres Strait Islander populations.