The geography and demography of Indigenous temporary mobility: An analysis of the 2006 census snapshot

Journal of Population Research

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 305-326

  Biddle, Nicholas ^a   Prout, Sarah ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Census; Geographic analysis; Indigenous; Temporary mobility

Indexed keywords

CENSUS; DEMOGRAPHY; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; POPULATION SIZE; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

EID: 77951497884     PISSN: 14432447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12546-010-9026-1     Document Type: Article

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