What does indigenous Australian mean?

Indigenous Australians (also known as Aboriginal Australians or First Nations Australians) are the peoples who lived in Australia before the arrival of Europeans, particularly in 1788 when the British First Fleet arrived in Sydney Cove. The term also includes the Torres Strait Islander people, who are the people of the Torres Strait Islands.

Today, Indigenous Australian people make up about 3.3% of the Australian population, or around 795,000 people. Most of them live in the northern and central areas of the country.