Indigenous Location · Area profile
Goondiwindi - Surrounds
18,348 km²
A young First Nations population is a key part of the community in Goondiwindi - Surrounds. This vast rural area is mainly non-residential, with only 331 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living here. The landscape is mostly open land, making the area very dependent on cars for daily travel. It is a quiet, sparsely populated region of Queensland where few homes have easy access to town services.
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The First Nations community here is notably young, with a typical age of 23. While typical incomes are around the middle for similar areas, the unemployment rate of 17.5% is well above the national figure. School completion is also well below the Australian average at 31.6%.
This is a car-dependent area with a walkability score of 1.4, far below the Queensland average of 5.0. Very few residents can walk to basic needs, with only 20.1% within 15 minutes of groceries and 0% within 10 minutes of public transport.