Table 1

Age and sex distribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Medicare VII database (VII) and in the overall population

Age groupMalesFemalesPersons
VIICensusVIICensusVIICensus
#
(1000’s)
%#
(1000’s)
%#
(1000’s)
%#
(1000’s)
%#
(1000’s)
%#
(1000’s)
%
16–2438.111.256.013.541.812.353.512.979.923.5109.526.4
25–3439.611.244.010.643.112.344.810.882.723.588.921.4
35–4935.311.251.612.438.812.356.813.774.123.5108.426.2
≥5036.511.650.212.141.613.257.613.978.124.8107.826.0
Total
(≥16 years)
149.447.5201.848.7165.452.5212.751.3314.7100.0414.5100.0
  • Medicare VII database (‘VII’) data presented in this table includes persons registered on the Medicare VII database and aged 16 and over; persons missing age are excluded from total (n=314 732).

  • Census data presented in this table reflect raw 2016 Census population counts for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 16 years and over (n=414 532).30 Data are not adjusted for undercount, as data are unavailable on the extent of undercount by age group and sex within the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population.

  • VII, Voluntary Indigenous Indicator.