1,088
Higher than 50% of indigenous area areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Tasmania - North-East Coast · Indigenous Area
First Nations in Tasmania - North-East Coast
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.
The First Nations community in Tasmania - North-East Coast has seen its typical age rise since 2011. There are 1,088 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living here, and they tend to be older than those in most other similar areas.
1,088
- 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 Tasmania - North-East Coast — higher than 50% of areas.
| Tasmania - North-East Coast | 1,088 |
|---|---|
| Tasmania | 30,186 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical First Nations resident is 27, making this group a little older than the Tasmania figure of 25 and noticeably older than the national 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 lower than most areas, with 29.6% of First Nations people finishing Year 12. This is well below both the state (33.9%) and national (37.0%) figures.
29.6%
Lower than 59% 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 11.6%, which is about the same as the national figure of 12.3% and a little above the state rate of 10.1%.
11.6%
Lower than 58% 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 household incomes are much lower than most areas at $1,082, which is well below the national figure of $1,507. Personal income is also a little below state and national levels, at $469.
$469
Lower than 71% of indigenous area areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,082
Lower than 80% 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 2.1% of First Nations people here speak a First Nations language. This is far below the national figure of 12.3%, though it is about the same as the state figure of 1.7%.
2.1%
Lower than 92% 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 Tasmania - North-East Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE601008/tasmania-north-east-coast/topic/first-nations