277
Lower than 91% of indigenous area areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Wujal Wujal and Outstations · Indigenous Area
First Nations in Wujal Wujal and Outstations
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.
Over a third of First Nations people in Wujal Wujal and Outstations speak a First Nations language, a rate far above the national figure. This community is home to 277 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. While cultural ties remain strong, the area faces significant challenges with employment and low incomes.
277
- 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 Wujal Wujal and Outstations — lower than 91% of areas.
| Wujal Wujal and Outstations | 277 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 237,303 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical First Nations resident is 29 years old, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 24.
29 yrs
Older 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.
School completion rates are low here, with 27.6% of First Nations people finishing Year 12, well below the Australian figure of 37.0%.
27.6%
Lower than 66% 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 a major challenge, as the First Nations unemployment rate is 27.4%, which is far above the national rate of 12.3%.
27.4%
Higher than 88% 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 among the lowest for similar areas, with a typical weekly income of $780, far below the Queensland figure of $1,517.
$328
Lower than 90% of indigenous area areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$780
Lower than 99% 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.
Cultural heritage is very prominent here, with 35.7% of First Nations people speaking a First Nations language, far above the 12.3% seen across Australia.
35.7%
Higher than 78% 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 Wujal Wujal and Outstations [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE309011/wujal-wujal-and-outstations/topic/first-nations