18,821
Higher than 69% of capital city areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Rest of Tas. · Capital City
First Nations in Rest of Tas.
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.
Steady growth in the First Nations population has seen 18,821 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people now living across the Rest of Tas. This group is slightly older than the national average, with a typical age of 25. While employment rates are strong, typical household incomes remain lower than in most similar areas.
18,821
- 1–2: 7 areas
- 2–2: 0 areas
- 2–4: 0 areas
- 4–6: 1 area
- 6–9: 0 areas
- 9–13: 2 areas
- 13–21: 0 areas
- 21–32: 0 areas
- 32–49: 1 area
- 49–76: 0 areas
- 76–118: 0 areas
- 118–181: 1 area
- 181–280: 1 area
- 280–431: 1 area
- 431–665: 1 area
- 665–1,026: 0 areas
- 1,026–1,582: 4 areas
- 1,582–2,440: 0 areas
- 2,440–3,763: 0 areas
- 3,763–5,804: 0 areas
- 5,804–8,952: 1 area
- 8,952–13,807: 1 area
- 13,807–21,295: 3 areas
- 21,295–32,845: 2 areas
- 32,845–50,659: 4 areas
- 50,659–78,135: 1 area
- 78,135–120,512: 1 area
- 120,512–185,873: 2 areas
All capital city areas, 2021. The marker is Rest of Tas. — higher than 69% of areas.
| Rest of Tas. | 18,821 |
|---|---|
| Tasmania | 30,186 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 18,821 First Nations people in the region, which is higher than most areas at this level. The typical age is 25, which is about the same as the Tasmanian figure and a little older than the national average of 24.
25 yrs
Younger than 57% of capital city areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Education
School completion among First Nations people.
School completion is lower here than in other regions, with 30.5% of First Nations people finishing Year 12. This is well below the national figure of 37% and also well below the Tasmanian average.
30.5%
Lower than 52% of capital city areas.
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 9.6%, which is much lower than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the Tasmanian average and a little below the national rate of 12.3%.
9.6%
Lower than 87% of capital city areas.
Unemployed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as a share of the First Nations labour force (aged 15+).
Income
Personal and household incomes.
Typical household income is $1,316, which is lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure. Personal income is around the middle for its level at $547, about the same as across Tasmania and Australia.
$547
Higher than 54% of capital city areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,316
Lower than 74% of capital city areas.
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.
Only 1.5% of First Nations people speak a First Nations language, which is among the lowest at this level. This is about the same as the state average but far below the national figure of 12.3%.
1.5%
Lower than 99% of capital city areas.
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).
More for Rest of Tas.
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). First Nations in Rest of Tas. [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/6RTAS/rest-of-tas/topic/first-nations