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According to the 30 June, Australian Bureau of Statistics estimated resident population, Indigenous status, there were 517,043 people who identified as 'Indigenous' out of a population of 20,697,880'. That equates to around 2.4% of the Australian population. It is estimated that there were between 300,000 and 1,000,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living on the land that we now know as Australia at the time of European settlement.
In South Australia, using the same statistics, there were 28,055 people who identified as 'Indigenous' out of a population of 1,567,888. That equates to around 1.8% of the South Australian population. It is estimated that there were around 15,000 Aboriginal people living on the land that we now know as South Australia at the time of European settlement.
There are 391 Aboriginal language groups in Australia (2002 Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies) with 36 sitting within the boundaries of 'South Australia' (Aboriginal Australia Map). At the time of settlement it is estimated that there were around 50 individual language groups within the boundaries of what we now know as 'South Australia'
The current language groups within the boundaries of 'South Australia' are listed below:
- Adnyamathanha
- Antakarinja
- Arabana
- Arrernte
- Banggarla
- Bindjali
- Buandig
- Danggali
- Dhirari
- Dieri
- Karangura
- Kaurna
- Kokatha
- Kuyani
- Luritja
- Malyangaba
- Meru
- Mirning
- Nakara
- Narangga
- Nawu
- Ngadjuri
- Ngalea
- Ngamini
- Ngargad
- Ngarrindjeri
- Nukunu
- Peramangk
- Pirlatapa
- Pitjantjatjara
- Ramadjeri
- Wangkangurru
- Wiljali
- Wirangu
- Yandruwandha
- Yankuntjatjara
- Yarluyandi
- Yawarawarka
Source: Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (2002)