What are Australian Aboriginal groups called?

Australian Aboriginal peoples, one of the two distinct groups of Indigenous peoples of Australia, the other being the Torres Strait Islander peoples.

What are some Aboriginal tribes?

A few examples of sub-groups

• Anindilyakwa on Groote Eylandt (off Arnhem Land), NT.
• Arrernte in central Australia.
• Aranda people of central Australia.
• Bininj in Western Arnhem Land (NT)
• Gunggari in south-west Queensland.
• Muruwari people in New South Wales.
• Luritja (Kukatja), an Anangu sub-group based on language.

How is Aboriginal culture diverse?

There is a great diversity of cultures, languages, kinship structures and ways of life among Aboriginal people across Australia. Aboriginal peoples are comprised of many different language and/or tribal groups. In 1788 there were approximately 260 distinct language groups and 500 dialects.

What are the main cultural groups in Australia?

The most commonly reported ancestries were English (36%) and Australian (34%). A further six of the leading ten ancestries reflected a European heritage. The two remaining ancestries in the top 10 were Chinese (5.6%) and Indian (4.6%).

What tribes are in Australia?

They include the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Australia. The term Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples or the person’s specific cultural group, is often preferred, though the terms First Nations of Australia, First Peoples of Australia and First Australians are also increasingly common.

How many indigenous Australian groups are there and what are their names?

Generally speaking, there are two distinct groups of Indigenous people in Australia – Torres Strait Islanders, who come from the Torres Strait Islands north of Cape York in Queensland, and Aboriginal people, who come from all other parts of Australia.