1,182
Higher than 54% of indigenous area areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Tasmania - South-East Coast · Indigenous Area
First Nations in Tasmania - South-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.
A typical age of 29 defines the First Nations community in Tasmania - South-East Coast, making it noticeably older than similar groups across the state and nation. There are 1,182 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living here, a population size larger than about 55% of similar areas.
1,182
- 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 - South-East Coast — higher than 54% of areas.
| Tasmania - South-East Coast | 1,182 |
|---|---|
| Tasmania | 30,186 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The First Nations population is noticeably older than the national figure, with a typical age of 29 compared to 24 across Australia.
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.
Year 12 completion for First Nations people sits at 30.8%, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 33.9% and the national rate of 37.0%.
30.8%
Lower than 56% 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 residents is 10.6%, a figure that is lower than most similar areas and a little below the national rate of 12.3%.
10.6%
Lower than 65% 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 income is $1,412, which is about the same as the state and national figures. The usual personal income is $552, also remaining about the same as the broader national and state trends.
$552
Higher than 55% of indigenous area areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,412
Higher than 56% 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 1.6% of First Nations people here speak a traditional language, which is among the lowest for this level and far below the Australian figure of 12.3%.
1.6%
Lower than 96% 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). First Nations in Tasmania - South-East Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE601009/tasmania-south-east-coast/topic/first-nations