1,232
Higher than 57% of indigenous area areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Kalalagal - Western Islands · Indigenous Area
First Nations in Kalalagal - Western Islands
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.
Far more people speak a First Nations language in Kalalagal - Western Islands than in most other areas, with 88.4% of the population doing so. It is a place where First Nations people are generally older and more likely to finish school than the national average.
1,232
- 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 Kalalagal - Western Islands — higher than 57% of areas.
| Kalalagal - Western Islands | 1,232 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 237,303 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 1,232 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people here. The typical person in this group is 26, which is noticeably older than the Queensland figure of 23.
26 yrs
Older than 64% 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 a strong point, with 47.5% of First Nations residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the Australian figure of 37%.
47.5%
Higher than 86% 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.
The First Nations unemployment rate is 10.1%, which is lower than most areas and well below the Queensland rate of 13.3%.
10.1%
Lower than 69% 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 incomes are much lower than most areas, with a typical personal income of $415 and a household income of $918, both of which are far below the national figures.
$415
Lower than 79% of indigenous area areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$918
Lower than 91% 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.
Language use is exceptionally high here. At 88.4%, the proportion of people speaking a First Nations language is far above the 12.3% seen across Australia.
88.4%
Higher than 97% 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 Kalalagal - Western Islands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE307003/kalalagal-western-islands/topic/first-nations