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 | | As the population grew and new areas were explored, another five largely self-governing Crown Colonies were successively established over the course of the nineteenth century. |
 | | The capital city is Canberra, although the current national population of around 20.5 million is concentrated mainly in the large coastal cities of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide. |
 | | The indigenous population — mainland Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders — was 410,003 (2.2% of the total population) in 2001, a significant increase from the 1976 census, which showed an indigenous population of 115,953. |
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