Aboriginal Law Bulletin; DAA --- "Aboriginal Land Tenure and Population (Statistics Table)" [1986] AboriginalLawB 28; (1986) 1(19) Aboriginal Law Bulletin 19

• Aboriginal Land Tenure And Population

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Aboriginal Land Tenure and Population

						Other Aboriginal Land Tenure
	Aboriginal Population June 1981 *	As % Total Population (%)	Total Land Area (sq km)	Aboriginal Freehold ** (sq km)	As % Total Land (%)	Leasehold *** (sq km)	As % Total Land (%)	Reserve Mission (sq km)	As % Total Land (%)
NSW & ACT	36,190	0.98	804,000	180	0.02	142	0.02	-	-
Vic.	6,057	0.16	227,600	19	0.01	-	-	-	-
Qld	44,698	1.95	1,727,200	5	0.00	14,307	0.83	19,671	1.14
SA	9,825	0.76	984,000	184,738	18.77	505	0.05	-	-
WA	31,351	2.46	2,525,000	36	0.00	40,806	1.62	190,654	7.55
Tas.	2,688	0.64	67,800	1	0.00	-	-	-	-
NT	29,088	23.59	1,346,200	458,100	34.02	26,074	1.94	42	0.00
Aust.	159,897	1.1	7,681,800	643,079	8.73	81,834	1.06	210,367	2.74

* - 1981 Census

** - Or in the process of being granted freehold.

*** - Includes Pastoral, Special Purposes, and Local Shire Council leases

Source: DAA