Indigenous Australians
Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islander peoples
Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islander peoples
Indigenous Australians are the various Aboriginal Australian peoples of Australia, and the ethnically distinct people of the Torres Strait Islands. The terms Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, First Nations of Australia, First Peoples of Australia, and First Australians are also common. Many indigenous Australians prefer to identify with their specific cultural group. Estimates from the 2021 Australian census show that there were almost one million indigenous Australians, representing 3.8% of the Australian population. About 92% of indigenous Australians identified as Aboriginal, 4% identified as Torres Strait Islander and 4% identified with both groups. About 84% spoke English at home and 9% spoke an Aboriginal or Torres Strait language at home. Just over half hold secular or other spiritual beliefs or no religious affiliation; about 40% are Christian; and about 1% adhere to a traditional Aboriginal religion. The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians moved into the Australian...
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