Indigenous Australians

The indigenous peoples of Australia are broadly divided into two or three groups. The largest group is the Australian Aborigines who traditionally occupied most of the Australian mainland and some offshore islands. The second group is the Torres Strait Islanders who traditionally occupied the islands of Torres Strait and part of Cape York Peninsula. Sometimes, a third group is used, separating the Tasmanian Aborigines from the mainland Aborigines. All of the indigenous peoples have dark skin, although how dark depends on where they are from.

The Australian Aborigines are further divided into about 300 separate language groups, sometimes called "nations".

In Australia, indigenous people as a broad group are usually called "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders" by the government.