Table 1 Community geography, remoteness, language, and research participation
From: Structural modelling of wellbeing for Indigenous Australians: importance of mental health
Community | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Geography | River | Island | Desert | Coastal |
Distance from major centre | 300 km | 500 km | 1000 km | 650 km |
Remoteness classification | Remote | Very remote | Very remote | Very remote |
Total population | 9207 | 2550 | 1158 | 843 |
Proportion Indigenous | 24.2% | 88.6% | 24.4% | 75.3% |
Primary community language | Kriol | Djambarrpuyngu | Martu | Gumatj |
Proportion of Indigenous people who speak Indigenous languages at home | 25.7% | 98.1% | 63.5% | 84.3% |