Kowrowa - Mona Mona · Indigenous Location

First Nations in Kowrowa - Mona Mona

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 far higher proportion of First Nations people speak a traditional language in Kowrowa - Mona Mona compared to the rest of the country. While 96 people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, typical incomes for this group are much lower than state and national figures.

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📍 Kowrowa - Mona Mona, Indigenous Location

Where Kowrowa - Mona Mona sits — Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people

96
  • 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 Kowrowa - Mona Mona — lower than 88% of areas.

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people compared with the state and national average
Kowrowa - Mona Mona96
Queensland 237,303

Population & age

How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.

The typical First Nations resident is 25 years old, which is a little older than the Queensland and Australian figures.

Education

School completion among First Nations people.

Year 12 completion for First Nations people is 30.9%, which is far below the Queensland rate of 43.6%.

Income

Personal and household incomes.

Typical household incomes for First Nations residents are $933, a figure far below the national level of $1,507. Personal incomes are also well below the national figure, at $403.

Language & culture

Use of an Australian Indigenous language at home.

Cultural ties are strong, with 32.3% of First Nations people speaking a traditional language. This is far above the 12.3% seen across Australia.

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 Kowrowa - Mona Mona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC30900802/kowrowa-mona-mona/topic/first-nations