254
Lower than 92% of indigenous area areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Kaltukatjara and Outstations · Indigenous Area
First Nations in Kaltukatjara 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 79 percentage points separates Kaltukatjara and Outstations from the national average in First Nations language use. This area has 254 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, with a typical resident who is noticeably older than those in similar regions.
254
- 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 Kaltukatjara and Outstations — lower than 92% of areas.
| Kaltukatjara and Outstations | 254 |
|---|---|
| Northern Territory | 61,115 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical First Nations resident is 33 years old, which is far older than the Australian figure of 24 and noticeably older than the Northern Territory's typical age of 26.
33 yrs
Older than 94% 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 is 9.5%, a figure that is far below both the Northern Territory's 23.2% and the Australian average of 37.0%.
9.5%
Lower than 97% 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 16.3%, which is well above the national figure of 12.3% but well below the 20.8% seen across the Northern Territory.
16.3%
Higher than 72% 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 $875, which is well below the Northern Territory's $1,318 and far below the national figure of $1,507.
$255
Lower than 98% 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.
Strong cultural ties are evident here, with 91.3% of First Nations people speaking a traditional language, a rate far above the 60.1% in the Northern Territory and the 12.3% for Australia.
91.3%
Higher than 98% 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 Kaltukatjara and Outstations [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE709008/kaltukatjara-and-outstations/topic/first-nations