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Lower than 69% of indigenous area areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Nanango - Kilkivan · Indigenous Area
First Nations in Nanango - Kilkivan
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.
A shift in demographics is evident in Nanango - Kilkivan, where the First Nations population now includes a typical age of 27. This is noticeably older than the national figure of 24. The area faces significant gaps in education and employment compared to the rest of the state.
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- 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 Nanango - Kilkivan — lower than 69% of areas.
| Nanango - Kilkivan | 728 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 237,303 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 728 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the area. At a typical age of 27, they are noticeably older than First Nations people in Queensland and across Australia.
27 yrs
Older than 71% 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.
School completion is low here, with only 25.9% of First Nations residents finishing Year 12. This is far below the Queensland figure of 43.6%.
25.9%
Lower than 72% 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.
Finding work is difficult for many, as the unemployment rate for First Nations people is 18.4%. This is well above both the state and national figures.
18.4%
Higher than 76% 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 $1,021, which is well below the Queensland figure. Personal incomes are also much lower than most areas, with a typical weekly pay of $444.
$444
Lower than 75% of indigenous area areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,021
Lower than 85% 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 1.1% of First Nations people in the area speak a traditional language. This is far below the national figure of 12.3%.
1.1%
Lower than 99% 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 Nanango - Kilkivan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE306011/nanango-kilkivan/topic/first-nations