113
Lower than 85% of indigenous location areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Knuckey Lagoon · Indigenous Location
First Nations in Knuckey Lagoon
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.
Over half of the First Nations population in Knuckey Lagoon speaks a traditional language, a figure far above the national average. There are 113 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living here, and they are slightly older than the typical First Nations person across Australia.
113
- 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 Knuckey Lagoon — lower than 85% of areas.
| Knuckey Lagoon | 113 |
|---|---|
| Northern Territory | 61,115 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical First Nations resident is 26 years old. This is about the same as the Northern Territory average and a little older than the national figure of 24.
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.
School completion rates are low here, with only 19.2% of First Nations people finishing Year 12. This is well below the Northern Territory's 23.2% and far below the Australian average of 37%.
19.2%
Lower than 81% 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.
Unemployment for First Nations people is 28%, which is much higher than in most similar areas. This is well above the Northern Territory rate of 20.8% and far above the national figure of 12.3%.
28.0%
Higher than 87% 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 for First Nations people are $1,625, which is a little above the Northern Territory average. However, personal incomes are much lower than in most areas, at $373.
$373
Lower than 80% of indigenous location areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,625
Higher than 73% 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.
Cultural ties remain strong, with 52.2% of First Nations people speaking a traditional language. While this is far above the Australian average, it is well below the Northern Territory's 60.1%.
52.2%
Higher than 80% 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 Knuckey Lagoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC70300706/knuckey-lagoon/topic/first-nations