227
Lower than 69% of indigenous location areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
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First Nations in Ulverstone - Penguin - Surrounds
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.
Fewer than 230 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Ulverstone - Penguin - Surrounds, which is a smaller number than in about 68% of similar areas. While education levels are lower than the national average, this group sees much better employment and household income outcomes compared to most other regions.
227
- 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 Ulverstone - Penguin - Surrounds — lower than 69% of areas.
| Ulverstone - Penguin - Surrounds | 227 |
|---|---|
| Tasmania | 30,186 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 227 First Nations people in the area. The typical person is 26 years old, which is slightly older than the typical First Nations person in Tasmania and Australia.
26 yrs
Older than 57% 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.
Only 22.6% of First Nations residents finished Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 37% and the Tasmanian average of 33.9%.
22.6%
Lower than 75% 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 just 4%, which is among the lowest for similar areas and well below the 12.3% seen across Australia.
4.0%
Lower than 91% 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 incomes are $1,812, which is well above the state and national figures. Personal incomes are around $556, a figure about the same as the typical First Nations person in Tasmania and Australia.
$556
Higher than 57% of indigenous location areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,812
Higher than 82% 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.
No one in this group speaks a First Nations language. This is a little below the Tasmanian average and far below the national figure of 12.3%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Ulverstone - Penguin - Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC60100103/ulverstone-penguin-surrounds/topic/first-nations