169
Lower than 77% of indigenous location areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Douglas-Daly · Indigenous Location
First Nations in Douglas-Daly
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 First Nations people in Douglas-Daly speak a First Nations language, a figure far above the national average. There are 169 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents in the area. This group is noticeably older than those in the rest of the territory and Australia.
169
- 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 Douglas-Daly — lower than 77% of areas.
| Douglas-Daly | 169 |
|---|---|
| Northern Territory | 61,115 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical First Nations resident is 30, which is noticeably older than the Northern Territory figure of 26 and the Australian figure of 24.
30 yrs
Older than 86% 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 for First Nations people is 15.8%, which is far below the national figure and well below the 23.2% seen across the Northern Territory.
15.8%
Lower than 87% 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 11.8%, which is about the same as the Australian figure and well below the Northern Territory rate of 20.8%.
11.8%
Lower than 52% 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 $919, which is far below the national figure and well below the Northern Territory. Personal income is $340, which is about the same as the Territory average but well below the national figure.
$340
Lower than 84% of indigenous location areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$919
Lower than 84% 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 51.5% of First Nations people here speak a First Nations language, which is far above the national average but well below the 60.1% across the Northern Territory.
51.5%
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 Douglas-Daly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC70400101/douglas-daly/topic/first-nations