An exploration of the issues associated with the increasing Indigenous population in the greater Brisbane area
Fredericks, Bronwyn L. (2008) An exploration of the issues associated with the increasing Indigenous population in the greater Brisbane area. Journal of Australian Indigenous Issues, 11(4), pp. 3-13.
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The locations and settings in which Australian Indigenous people live varies, however over 70 % of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia now live in urban or regional urban areas (ABS, 2007). Over half of the total population lives in Queensland and New South Wales. The 2006 Census data indicates that 146,400 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people or 28.3% live in Queensland (ABS, 2007:2). Of the Queensland population 28% live in South East Queensland. There are other sizeable urban Indigenous populations along the Queensland coast including Wide Bay, Bundaberg, Rockhampton, Mackay, Townsville, and Cairns. Other geographic localities in New South Wales and Victoria additionally have large Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations, as do other Australian capital cities. The statistics demonstrate that living in urban centres is as much part of reality for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as living in a remote discrete Aboriginal community.
Historically, discrete rural and remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities have been the focus of most of the research conducted with Indigenous populations. These locations have provided researchers with an easily identifiable study population. However, unlike rural and remote communities, identifying and accessing urban Indigenous communities can be much more difficult despite the growing number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in urban areas. This paper will explore some of the issues associated with the increasing Indigenous population in the greater Brisbane area and the need for urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander focused research. It will additionally provide some health research examples to highlight ways of working more responsively with urban Indigenous peoples.
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|Item Type:||Journal Article|
|Keywords:||Urban, Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, Indigenous, Brisbane|
|Subjects:||Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification > STUDIES IN HUMAN SOCIETY (160000) > OTHER STUDIES IN HUMAN SOCIETY (169900) > Studies of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Society (169902)|
Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification > BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND DESIGN (120000) > URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING (120500) > Community Planning (120501)
|Divisions:||Current > QUT Faculties and Divisions > Faculty of Education|
Current > Research Centres > Indigenous Studies Research Network
|Copyright Owner:||Copyright 2008 Monash University|
|Deposited On:||03 Feb 2009 13:48|
|Last Modified:||29 Feb 2012 23:50|
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