ðɪ ɪndˈɪdʒənəs pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən ʌvðə tˈeɪbəlləndz hˈæzbiːn ˈɛstᵻmˌeɪɾᵻd təbi wˈʌn,wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd tə wˈʌn,tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd æt ðə tˈaɪm ʌv kˌɑːlənəzˈeɪʃən, bˌʌt wʌz ɹᵻdˈuːst tə pɚhˈæps fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd baɪ ðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z.
The indigenous population of the tablelands has been estimated to be 1,100 to 1,200 at the time of colonisation, but was reduced to perhaps 400 by the 1890s.