8,265
Higher than 57% of indigenous region areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Mount Isa · Indigenous Region
First Nations in Mount Isa
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.
Around the middle for similar areas, Mount Isa is home to 8,265 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. This group is slightly older than the national average, with a typical age of 25 years.
8,265
- 1–2: 7 areas
- 2–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 1 area
- 5–8: 0 areas
- 8–12: 3 areas
- 12–18: 0 areas
- 18–27: 1 area
- 27–41: 0 areas
- 41–61: 1 area
- 61–92: 0 areas
- 92–140: 0 areas
- 140–211: 2 areas
- 211–318: 0 areas
- 318–479: 2 areas
- 479–723: 0 areas
- 723–1,092: 0 areas
- 1,092–1,648: 4 areas
- 1,648–2,486: 0 areas
- 2,486–3,752: 2 areas
- 3,752–5,663: 5 areas
- 5,663–8,545: 7 areas
- 8,545–12,896: 5 areas
- 12,896–19,461: 4 areas
- 19,461–29,368: 3 areas
- 29,368–44,319: 8 areas
- 44,319–66,881: 0 areas
- 66,881–100,929: 3 areas
All indigenous region areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Isa — higher than 57% of areas.
| Mount Isa | 8,265 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 237,303 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 8,265 First Nations people in Mount Isa, which is a larger population than about 59% of similar areas. The typical resident is 25, making them a little older than those in Queensland and Australia.
25 yrs
Younger than 57% of indigenous region 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 lower than in other parts of the country, with 27.5% of First Nations people finishing Year 12. This is far below the Queensland figure of 43.6% and well below the national average.
27.5%
Lower than 52% of indigenous region 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 15.9%. This is a little above the Queensland rate of 13.3% and well above the Australian figure of 12.3%.
15.9%
Higher than 53% of indigenous region 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 $435, which is lower than most areas and well below the Queensland figure. Household income is also a little below the state and national averages at $1,303.
$435
Lower than 62% of indigenous region areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,303
Lower than 59% of indigenous region 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 7.8% of First Nations people here speak a First Nations language. This is well below the rates seen across Queensland and Australia.
7.8%
Lower than 57% of indigenous region 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 Mount Isa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ireg/IREG304/mount-isa/topic/first-nations