347
Lower than 88% of indigenous area areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Ali Curung · Indigenous Area
First Nations in Ali Curung
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 very high proportion of First Nations people speak a traditional language in Ali Curung, where 79.8% do so. This community is notably young, with a typical First Nations resident aged just 21 years.
347
- 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 Ali Curung — lower than 88% of areas.
| Ali Curung | 347 |
|---|---|
| Northern Territory | 61,115 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 347 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people here. The typical age of 21 is noticeably younger than both the Northern Territory figure of 26 and the Australian figure of 24.
21 yrs
Younger than 93% 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 residents is 12.7%, which is among the lowest for similar areas. This is far below the Northern Territory rate of 23.2% and the national rate of 37%.
12.7%
Lower than 94% 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 First Nations unemployment rate is 55.2%, which is among the highest at this level. This is far above the 20.8% seen across the Northern Territory and the 12.3% national figure.
55.2%
Higher than 99% 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 for First Nations people is $1,166, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Northern Territory figure of $1,318. Personal income is much lower than most areas at $368, though this is a little above the Northern Territory figure of $323.
$368
Lower than 85% of indigenous area areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,166
Lower than 73% 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.
Language use is far above the state and national figures, with 79.8% of First Nations people speaking a traditional language. This is 20 points higher than the Northern Territory average and 68 points higher than the Australian average.
79.8%
Higher than 93% 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 Ali Curung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE707001/ali-curung/topic/first-nations