812,728
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Australia · Australia
First Nations in Australia
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities — how many people identify as First Nations, and how they fare on age, schooling, work, income and language. From the ABS 2021 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Profile; the ABS notes these counts are an undercount.
Around 812,728 people identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander across Australia. This is a young population where the typical age is just 24 years.
812,728
- 812,728–882,388: 1 area
- 882,388–958,018: 0 areas
- 958,018–1,040,131: 0 areas
- 1,040,131–1,129,282: 0 areas
- 1,129,282–1,226,074: 0 areas
- 1,226,074–1,331,162: 0 areas
- 1,331,162–1,445,257: 0 areas
- 1,445,257–1,569,132: 0 areas
- 1,569,132–1,703,624: 0 areas
- 1,703,624–1,849,644: 0 areas
- 1,849,644–2,008,179: 0 areas
- 2,008,179–2,180,302: 0 areas
- 2,180,302–2,367,178: 0 areas
- 2,367,178–2,570,072: 0 areas
- 2,570,072–2,790,355: 0 areas
- 2,790,355–3,029,520: 0 areas
- 3,029,520–3,289,183: 0 areas
- 3,289,183–3,571,103: 0 areas
- 3,571,103–3,877,186: 0 areas
- 3,877,186–4,209,504: 0 areas
- 4,209,504–4,570,305: 0 areas
- 4,570,305–4,962,031: 0 areas
- 4,962,031–5,387,333: 0 areas
- 5,387,333–5,849,087: 0 areas
- 5,849,087–6,350,419: 0 areas
- 6,350,419–6,894,720: 0 areas
- 6,894,720–7,485,674: 0 areas
- 7,485,674–8,127,280: 0 areas
All australia areas, 2021. The marker is Australia.
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
A total of 812,728 First Nations people live across the country, with a typical age of 24 years.
24 yrs
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Education
School completion among First Nations people.
About 37% of First Nations people have completed Year 12.
37.0%
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Work
Engagement with the labour force.
The unemployment rate for First Nations people is 12.3%.
12.3%
Unemployed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as a share of the First Nations labour force (aged 15+).
Income
Personal and household incomes.
Typical weekly personal income for First Nations people is $540, while the usual household income is $1,507.
$540
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,507
Median total weekly income for households with one or more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members.
Language & culture
Use of an Australian Indigenous language at home.
First Nations languages are spoken by 12.3% of this population.
12.3%
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who use an Australian Indigenous language at home.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). First Nations in Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/aus/AUS/australia/topic/first-nations