279
Lower than 63% of indigenous location areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Cobourg Peninsula - Demed Homelands · Indigenous Location
First Nations in Cobourg Peninsula - Demed Homelands
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.
Traditional languages are a central part of daily life in Cobourg Peninsula - Demed Homelands, where 92.5% of First Nations people still speak one. This is a small population of 279 people with a typical age of 27, making them slightly older than the national figure.
279
- 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 Cobourg Peninsula - Demed Homelands — lower than 63% of areas.
| Cobourg Peninsula - Demed Homelands | 279 |
|---|---|
| Northern Territory | 61,115 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
First Nations residents here are typically 27 years old, which is a little older than the Northern Territory average of 26 and noticeably older than the Australian figure of 24.
27 yrs
Older than 71% 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 is very low, with only 11.4% of First Nations people finishing Year 12. This is far below both the Northern Territory (23.2%) and the national figure (37.0%).
11.4%
Lower than 92% 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 First Nations unemployment rate is just 6.3%, which is much lower than most similar areas and well below the national figure of 12.3%.
6.3%
Lower than 86% 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 personal income is $239, which is among the lowest for this area level and far below the Australian figure of $540. Household income is $1,218, about the same as the Northern Territory average.
$239
Lower than 98% of indigenous location areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,218
Lower than 60% 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.
Strong cultural ties are evident here, with 92.5% of First Nations people speaking a traditional language. This is far above the Northern Territory (60.1%) and Australia (12.3%) figures.
92.5%
Higher than 96% 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 Cobourg Peninsula - Demed Homelands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC70400401/cobourg-peninsula-demed-homelands/topic/first-nations