34,553
Higher than 86% of remoteness area areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Major Cities of Australia · Remoteness Area
First Nations in Major Cities of Australia
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.
Stronger economic and educational outcomes mark the lives of First Nations people in the Major Cities of Australia. This region is home to 34,553 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, a population larger than in about 89% of similar areas. The typical resident is 25 years old, making them a little older than the national figure of 24.
34,553
- 1–2: 7 areas
- 2–2: 0 areas
- 2–4: 0 areas
- 4–5: 1 area
- 5–8: 0 areas
- 8–13: 2 areas
- 13–19: 0 areas
- 19–29: 1 area
- 29–45: 2 areas
- 45–68: 1 area
- 68–104: 0 areas
- 104–158: 1 area
- 158–242: 2 areas
- 242–369: 0 areas
- 369–562: 3 areas
- 562–858: 0 areas
- 858–1,308: 3 areas
- 1,308–1,995: 2 areas
- 1,995–3,043: 1 area
- 3,043–4,641: 3 areas
- 4,641–7,079: 0 areas
- 7,079–10,797: 5 areas
- 10,797–16,468: 6 areas
- 16,468–25,117: 4 areas
- 25,117–38,308: 3 areas
- 38,308–58,428: 2 areas
- 58,428–89,116: 1 area
- 89,116–135,921: 3 areas
All remoteness area areas, 2021. The marker is Major Cities of Australia — higher than 86% of areas.
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people number 34,553 here, which is a larger population than in about 89% of similar areas.
25 yrs
Younger than 57% of remoteness area areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Education
School completion among First Nations people.
Schooling levels are among the highest for this group at this level, with 49.1% finishing Year 12. This is far above the Australian figure of 37%.
49.1%
Higher than 96% of remoteness area 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.
Finding work is easier here than in most other areas, as the unemployment rate is 8.9%, which is well below the national figure of 12.3%.
8.9%
Lower than 89% of remoteness area areas.
Unemployed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as a share of the First Nations labour force (aged 15+).
Income
Personal and household incomes.
Earnings are much higher than in most similar areas, with typical personal incomes at $687 and household incomes at $1,786. Both figures are above the national totals.
$687
Higher than 86% of remoteness area areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,786
Higher than 86% of remoteness area 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.
The use of traditional languages is less common here than across the country, with 6.2% of people speaking a First Nations language, well below the Australian figure of 12.3%.
6.2%
Lower than 53% of remoteness area 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 Major Cities of Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA20/major-cities-of-australia/topic/first-nations