1,173
Higher than 54% of indigenous area areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Goondiwindi - Stanthorpe · Indigenous Area
First Nations in Goondiwindi - Stanthorpe
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.
First Nations people make up a significant part of the Goondiwindi - Stanthorpe community, with 1,173 residents identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. This group is notably young, with a typical age of just 22 years.
1,173
- 1–1: 8 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 1 area
- 4–6: 1 area
- 6–9: 0 areas
- 9–12: 3 areas
- 12–18: 0 areas
- 18–25: 1 area
- 25–36: 0 areas
- 36–52: 1 area
- 52–74: 0 areas
- 74–106: 0 areas
- 106–151: 5 areas
- 151–217: 5 areas
- 217–310: 9 areas
- 310–444: 33 areas
- 444–636: 49 areas
- 636–910: 60 areas
- 910–1,302: 78 areas
- 1,302–1,864: 44 areas
- 1,864–2,668: 53 areas
- 2,668–3,819: 28 areas
- 3,819–5,466: 23 areas
- 5,466–7,823: 15 areas
- 7,823–11,198: 6 areas
- 11,198–16,027: 6 areas
- 16,027–22,940: 1 area
All indigenous area areas, 2021. The marker is Goondiwindi - Stanthorpe — higher than 54% of areas.
| Goondiwindi - Stanthorpe | 1,173 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 237,303 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical First Nations resident here is 22, making this group a little younger than those in Queensland and Australia.
22 yrs
Younger than 86% of indigenous area areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Education
School completion among First Nations people.
Year 12 completion for First Nations residents is 35.2%, which is around the middle for similar areas but well below the Queensland figure of 43.6%.
35.2%
Higher than 59% of indigenous area 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.
Unemployment for First Nations people is 15.4%, a rate that is higher than most similar areas and well above the national figure of 12.3%.
15.4%
Higher than 67% of indigenous area 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 weekly household income for First Nations families is $1,229, which is lower than most similar areas and a little below the state average.
$497
Lower than 62% of indigenous area areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,229
Lower than 66% of indigenous area 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 2.6% of First Nations residents speak a First Nations language, which is well below both the Queensland and Australian figures.
2.6%
Lower than 87% of indigenous area 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).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). First Nations in Goondiwindi - Stanthorpe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE306006/goondiwindi-stanthorpe/topic/first-nations