Noel Butlin
United KingdomhistorianMale5.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Noel Butlin was an Australian economic historian recognized for his research on the demographic and economic history of Australia. He estimated the Aboriginal population at around 900,000, later revising this figure upwards, highlighting the significant undercounts and the impact of colonisation on Indigenous populations.
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Economic historian Noel Butlin estimated the Aboriginal population at about 900,000 in 1983.
Australia’s Indigenous population estimated at 2.2m before ‘demographic catastrophe’ of colonisation | Indigenous AustraliansThe Guardian·United Kingdom· 2026-09-15
United Kingdom· 2026-09-15
