922
Lower than 57% of indigenous area areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Kulkalgal - Central Islands · Indigenous Area
First Nations in Kulkalgal - Central 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.
Almost every First Nations resident in Kulkalgal - Central Islands speaks a First Nations language, with 97.3% doing so. This community is notably older than the state and national figures, with 922 First Nations people living here.
922
- 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 Kulkalgal - Central Islands — lower than 57% of areas.
| Kulkalgal - Central Islands | 922 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 237,303 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical First Nations resident is 27 years old, which is noticeably older than the Queensland figure of 23 and the Australian figure of 24.
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 very high here, with 55.8% of First Nations people finishing Year 12. This is far above the 43.6% seen across Queensland and 37% nationally.
55.8%
Higher than 94% 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 unemployment rate for First Nations people is 11.1%, which is lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 12.3%.
11.1%
Lower than 61% 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.
Household incomes are much lower than most areas, with a typical weekly amount of $1,017. This is well below the $1,507 national figure, while typical personal income is also well below the national figure at $415.
$415
Lower than 79% of indigenous area areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,017
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.
Language preservation is very strong, as 97.3% of First Nations people speak a First Nations language, far above the 12.3% national average.
97.3%
Higher 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 Kulkalgal - Central Islands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE307004/kulkalgal-central-islands/topic/first-nations