54,484
Higher than 89% of remoteness area areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Inner Regional Australia · Remoteness Area
First Nations in Inner Regional 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.
A huge population of 54,484 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live across Inner Regional Australia. This community is quite young, with a typical age of only 22 years. Overall, First Nations residents here have higher school completion rates than those in most similar areas.
54,484
- 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 Inner Regional Australia — higher than 89% of areas.
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical age for First Nations people is 22, which is among the lowest for similar areas and a little younger than the national figure of 24.
22 yrs
Younger than 97% 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 outcomes are strong, with 39.8% of First Nations residents completing Year 12. This is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian figure of 37.0%.
39.8%
Higher than 83% 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.
The unemployment rate for First Nations people is 13.5%, which is around the middle for this level and a little above the national rate of 12.3%.
13.5%
Lower than 57% 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.
Typical household income is $1,441, which is higher than most similar areas. Personal income is $543, about the same as the national figure of $540.
$543
Higher than 56% of remoteness area areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,441
Higher than 61% 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.
Only 4.2% of First Nations people here speak a First Nations language. This is lower than most similar areas and well below the national figure of 12.3%.
4.2%
Lower than 69% 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 Inner Regional Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA31/inner-regional-australia/topic/first-nations