213
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Unincorp. Other Territories · Council (LGA)
First Nations in Unincorp. Other Territories
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.
Across Unincorp. Other Territories, median age is among the highest in the country and unemployment is well below average.
213
- 1–1: 9 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 3 areas
- 4–6: 0 areas
- 6–9: 1 area
- 9–12: 12 areas
- 12–18: 5 areas
- 18–25: 11 areas
- 25–36: 20 areas
- 36–52: 16 areas
- 52–74: 13 areas
- 74–106: 29 areas
- 106–151: 26 areas
- 151–217: 32 areas
- 217–310: 44 areas
- 310–444: 37 areas
- 444–636: 42 areas
- 636–910: 51 areas
- 910–1,302: 49 areas
- 1,302–1,864: 32 areas
- 1,864–2,668: 55 areas
- 2,668–3,819: 26 areas
- 3,819–5,466: 24 areas
- 5,466–7,823: 11 areas
- 7,823–11,198: 7 areas
- 11,198–16,027: 5 areas
- 16,027–22,940: 5 areas
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Unincorp. Other Territories — lower than 69% of areas.
| Unincorp. Other Territories | 213 |
|---|---|
| Other Territories | 219 |
| Other Territories | 224 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
Unincorp. Other Territories is home to 213 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — below average. First Nations residents of Unincorp. Other Territories have a median age of 42 yrs, among the highest in the country (below the Other Territories average of 44 yrs but above the national 24 yrs).
42 yrs
Older than 95% of council (lga) areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Education
School completion among First Nations people.
25.5% of First Nations people in Unincorp. Other Territories finished Year 12 — well below average (below both the Other Territories average of 27.5% and the national 37.0%).
25.5%
Lower than 77% of council (lga) 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.
6.4% of First Nations people in Unincorp. Other Territories’s labour force are unemployed — well below average (below both the Other Territories average of 13.2% and the national 12.3%).
6.4%
Lower than 85% of council (lga) areas.
Unemployed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as a share of the First Nations labour force (aged 15+).
Income
Personal and household incomes.
First Nations people in Unincorp. Other Territories earn a median $440 a week — well below average (below both the Other Territories average of $450 and the national $540). Households with First Nations members in Unincorp. Other Territories earn a median $1,093 a week, well below average (below both the Other Territories average of $1,156 and the national $1,507).
$440
Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,093
Lower than 79% of council (lga) 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.
12.2% of First Nations people in Unincorp. Other Territories speak an Australian Indigenous language at home — well above average (above the Other Territories average of 12.1% but below the national 12.3%).
12.2%
Higher than 83% of council (lga) 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 Unincorp. Other Territories [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA99399/unincorp-other-territories/topic/first-nations