449
Higher than 54% of indigenous location areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Injinoo · Indigenous Location
First Nations in Injinoo
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.
Strong cultural ties define daily life in Injinoo, where 88.2% of First Nations people speak a traditional language. This is a very young community, with a typical First Nations resident aged just 18. It is a place where indigenous culture remains central to the identity of the 449 First Nations people living here.
449
- 1–1: 17 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–5: 2 areas
- 5–7: 0 areas
- 7–10: 3 areas
- 10–13: 1 area
- 13–19: 2 areas
- 19–26: 7 areas
- 26–36: 9 areas
- 36–49: 13 areas
- 49–68: 34 areas
- 68–95: 43 areas
- 95–131: 69 areas
- 131–182: 88 areas
- 182–251: 108 areas
- 251–348: 107 areas
- 348–482: 139 areas
- 482–667: 115 areas
- 667–923: 127 areas
- 923–1,278: 91 areas
- 1,278–1,769: 71 areas
- 1,769–2,448: 39 areas
- 2,448–3,389: 22 areas
- 3,389–4,691: 16 areas
- 4,691–6,494: 8 areas
- 6,494–8,989: 7 areas
All indigenous location areas, 2021. The marker is Injinoo — higher than 54% of areas.
| Injinoo | 449 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 237,303 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical First Nations resident is only 18, which is noticeably younger than the typical age of 23 in Queensland and 24 across Australia.
18 yrs
Younger than 99% of indigenous location areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Education
School completion among First Nations people.
About 37.1% of First Nations people here finished Year 12. This is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the national figure, though it remains well below the Queensland rate of 43.6%.
37.1%
Higher than 65% of indigenous location 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 12.3%. This is around the middle for similar areas and matches the national figure, while sitting a little below Queensland's 13.3%.
12.3%
Higher than 51% of indigenous location 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 families is $1,300, which is a little below the Queensland and Australian figures. Personal incomes are lower than in most areas, with a typical amount of $472.
$472
Lower than 63% of indigenous location areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,300
Lower than 53% of indigenous location 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.
A huge proportion of the community speaks a First Nations language. At 88.2%, this is far above the Queensland rate of 11.6% and the national figure of 12.3%.
88.2%
Higher than 94% of indigenous location 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 Injinoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC30300802/injinoo/topic/first-nations