145
Lower than 80% of indigenous location areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Minmarama Park · Indigenous Location
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 typical First Nations resident in Minmarama Park is 40 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 24. While 145 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live here, they tend to be much older than those in other similar areas.
All indigenous location areas, 2021. The marker is Minmarama Park — lower than 80% of areas.
| Minmarama Park | 145 |
|---|---|
| Northern Territory | 61,115 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical age for First Nations people here is 40, making them far older than the Northern Territory average of 26 and the national figure of 24.
145
Lower than 80% of indigenous location areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
40 yrs
Older than 99% of indigenous location areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
School completion among First Nations people.
Only 12.6% of First Nations residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the 23.2% seen across the Northern Territory and 37% nationally.
12.6%
Lower than 91% of indigenous location areas.
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Personal and household incomes.
Typical household income for First Nations people is $749, which is far below the Northern Territory figure of $1,318. Personal income is $424, which is well above the territory average but well below the national figure.
$424
Lower than 74% of indigenous location areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$749
Lower than 92% of indigenous location areas.
Median total weekly income for households with one or more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members.
Use of an Australian Indigenous language at home.
About 31.7% of First Nations residents speak a traditional language, a figure far above the Australian average of 12.3% but far below the Northern Territory's 60.1%.
31.7%
Higher than 75% of indigenous location areas.
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who use an Australian Indigenous language at home.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). First Nations in Minmarama Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC70300304/minmarama-park/topic/first-nations