428
Higher than 52% of indigenous location areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Cairns - Southern Hinterlands · Indigenous Location
First Nations in Cairns - Southern Hinterlands
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 larger First Nations population than over half of similar areas defines Cairns - Southern Hinterlands. The most striking feature is the age gap, as the typical First Nations resident here is 34, which is far older than the national figure of 24.
428
- 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 Cairns - Southern Hinterlands — higher than 52% of areas.
| Cairns - Southern Hinterlands | 428 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 237,303 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 428 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living here. Their typical age of 34 is among the highest for similar areas and far older than the Queensland average of 23.
34 yrs
Older than 91% 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.
Year 12 completion sits at 35.9%, which is higher than most similar areas, though this remains a little below the Australian figure of 37.0%.
35.9%
Higher than 62% 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 18.0%, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the national figure of 12.3%.
18.0%
Higher than 74% 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 is $1,468, which is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the Queensland figure. Typical personal income is $495, a little below the national figure of $540.
$495
Lower than 57% of indigenous location areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,468
Higher than 62% 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.
About 11.2% of First Nations residents speak a First Nations language. This is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the state average of 11.6%.
11.2%
Higher than 63% 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 Cairns - Southern Hinterlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC30900401/cairns-southern-hinterlands/topic/first-nations