Population estimates of Aboriginal people.
Colonists report evaluations Aboriginal workers on their stations. Colonists report evaluations Aboriginal workers on their stations. John Peter of Yass estimated the population within about 70km of where the Port Phillip road crosses the Murrumbidgee to be about 100.
This may be useful for estimating changes in population when data on precolonial population distributions based on updated methods becomes available.
The present Cootamundra Gundagai Regional Council LGA overall population distribution is 3 people/km2.
Looking at this as a 70 * 70km square, the population density of Aboriginal people is about 0.02 people/km2. Looking at this as a strip of people living within 1km of a 70km stretch or river it's 0.2 people/km2.
Shelley of Tumut estimated 400 Aboriginal people lived in the Murrumbidgee district (the whole region between the Murrumbidgee and Murray River according to contemporary maps). Over an area of about 60,000km2 this suggests population density of Aboriginal people, 0.006 p/km2. An earlier gathering of 1000 in the area suggests a population reduction of at least about 60%.
This may be useful for estimating changes in population when data on precolonial population distributions based on updated methods becomes available.
The present Cootamundra Gundagai Regional Council LGA overall population distribution is 3 people/km2.
Looking at this as a 70 * 70km square, the population density of Aboriginal people is about 0.02 people/km2. Looking at this as a strip of people living within 1km of a 70km stretch or river it's 0.2 people/km2.
Shelley of Tumut estimated 400 Aboriginal people lived in the Murrumbidgee district (the whole region between the Murrumbidgee and Murray River according to contemporary maps). Over an area of about 60,000km2 this suggests population density of Aboriginal people, 0.006 p/km2. An earlier gathering of 1000 in the area suggests a population reduction of at least about 60%.
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Population estimates of Aboriginal people.6 Nov 1841 — MurrumbidgeeColonists report evaluations Aboriginal workers on their stations. Colonists report evaluations Aboriginal workers on their stations. John Peter of Yass estimated the population within about 70km of where the Port Phillip road crosses the Murrumbidgee to be about 100.
This may be useful for estimating changes in population when data on precolonial population distributions based on updated methods becomes available.
The present Cootamundra Gundagai Regional Council LGA overall population distribution is 3 people/km2.
Looking at this as a 70 * 70km square, the population density of Aboriginal people is about 0.02 people/km2. Looking at this as a strip of people living within 1km of a 70km stretch or river it's 0.2 people/km2.
Shelley of Tumut estimated 400 Aboriginal people lived in the Murrumbidgee district (the whole region between the Murrumbidgee and Murray River according to contemporary maps). Over an area of about 60,000km2 this suggests population density of Aboriginal people, 0.006 p/km2. An earlier gathering of 1000 in the area suggests a population reduction of at least about 60%.