2,355
Higher than 76% of indigenous area areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Innisfail - Johnstone · Indigenous Area
First Nations in Innisfail - Johnstone
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.
More than 2,300 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Innisfail - Johnstone, a population larger than in about 78% of similar areas. This community is generally young, with a typical age of 24 years, and has a strong record of school completion compared to most other regions.
2,355
- 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 Innisfail - Johnstone — higher than 76% of areas.
| Innisfail - Johnstone | 2,355 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 237,303 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 2,355 First Nations people in the area. The typical age is 24, which is about the same as the national figure and slightly older than the Queensland average of 23.
24 yrs
Younger than 57% 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 is 40.8% for First Nations residents. This is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Australian figure of 37.0%, though it sits a little below the Queensland rate.
40.8%
Higher than 75% 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 18.9%, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is well above the national rate of 12.3% and the Queensland figure of 13.3%.
18.9%
Higher than 78% 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 $1,257, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure. Typical personal income is $504, which is about the same as the national average.
$504
Lower than 59% of indigenous area areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,257
Lower than 63% 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.
About 6.9% of First Nations people here speak a First Nations language. This is around the middle for similar areas, but well below the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
6.9%
Higher than 52% 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 Innisfail - Johnstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE309007/innisfail-johnstone/topic/first-nations