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Figure:
Population pyramid of Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations, 2000 |
The Indigenous population is markedly younger than
the non-Indigenous population - 40% of Indigenous people are aged under 15 years, compared
with 21% of non-Indigenous people. Only 2.6% of the Indigenous population is aged 65 years or over, compared with 12% of the non-Indigenous population. |