According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, as of July 2022, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people represented 26.3% of the Northern Territory population. This is up from 25.5% in 2016. The Northern Territory has the highest proportion of First Nations residents among its population, with a projected 30% of First Nations people living there. However, it is important to note that not all Indigenous people in the Northern Territory are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. Additionally, the percentage of Indigenous people in the overall Australian population is around 3.8% .