title: Ethnographic perspectives on the enumertion of aboriginal people in remote Australia.
abstract: "This paper compares population counts and age distributions from the last two Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) enumerations of the Aboriginal population of Aurukun, Cape York Peninsula, with the results of detailed ethnographic surveys of the same population at similar points in time. This reveals substantially lower numbers for the ABS counts, particularly of young adults and children. Reasons for this discrepancy are sought in the ethnographic realities of remote indigenous communities and an alternative methodology for Aboriginal enumeration in remote regions is suggested."
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D000367:Age Factors; D001315:Australia; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D005006:Ethnicity; D008722:Methods; D010139:Pacific Islands; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011156:Population Density; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research; D012107:Research Design; D013223:Statistics as Topic
keywords: Age Distribution; Age Factors; Australia; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Error Sources; Estimation Technics; Indigenous Population; Measurement; Methodological Studies; Oceania; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Population Size; Research Methodology; Undercount