1,324
Higher than 86% of indigenous location areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Maryborough · Indigenous Location
First Nations in Maryborough
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.
More than 1,300 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Maryborough, a population larger than about 87% of similar areas. This community is notably young, with a typical age of just 22 years. However, residents face significant challenges with employment and lower incomes compared to the rest of the state.
1,324
- 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 Maryborough — higher than 86% of areas.
| Maryborough | 1,324 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 237,303 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical First Nations resident is 22, making the group a little younger than both the Queensland and national figures.
22 yrs
Younger than 79% 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 35.5% of First Nations residents have finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas, though this is still well below the Queensland rate of 43.6%.
35.5%
Higher than 61% 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 22.5%, which is much higher than most areas and far above the national figure of 12.3%.
22.5%
Higher than 82% 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.
Household incomes are lower than most areas, with a typical weekly amount of $1,145, which is well below the Queensland figure of $1,517. Typical personal incomes are also a little below those in the state and nation.
$473
Lower than 63% of indigenous location areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,145
Lower than 66% 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.
Only 2.7% of First Nations people here speak a First Nations language, a figure that is much lower than most areas and well below the national average.
2.7%
Lower than 84% 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 Maryborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC30500503/maryborough/topic/first-nations