505
Lower than 81% of indigenous area areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Daguragu - Kalkarindji and Outstations · Indigenous Area
First Nations in Daguragu - Kalkarindji 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.
A gap of 84 percentage points separates the national figure from Daguragu - Kalkarindji and Outstations, where 95.8% of First Nations people speak a traditional language. While culture is strong here, the area faces significant challenges with typical incomes and school completion rates falling far below those seen across the Northern Territory and Australia.
505
- 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 Daguragu - Kalkarindji and Outstations — lower than 81% of areas.
| Daguragu - Kalkarindji and Outstations | 505 |
|---|---|
| Northern Territory | 61,115 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 505 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living here. The typical First Nations resident is 25, making them a little younger than the Northern Territory average of 26.
25 yrs
Older 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.
School completion is low in this area, with only 10.2% of First Nations people finishing Year 12. This is far below the Northern Territory figure of 23.2% and the national rate of 37%.
10.2%
Lower than 96% 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 difficult here, as the First Nations unemployment rate is 31.7%. This is far above the 20.8% seen across the Northern Territory and 12.3% for Australia.
31.7%
Higher than 91% 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 for First Nations people are among the lowest in the region at $875, which is well below the Northern Territory figure of $1,318. Typical personal incomes are also far below the national figure.
$245
Lower than 99% of indigenous area areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$875
Lower than 94% 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, with 95.8% of First Nations residents speaking a traditional language. This is far above the 60.1% seen in the Northern Territory and the 12.3% recorded nationally.
95.8%
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 Daguragu - Kalkarindji and Outstations [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE705002/daguragu-kalkarindji-and-outstations/topic/first-nations