14,490
Higher than 71% of remoteness area areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Outer Regional Australia · Remoteness Area
First Nations in Outer 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.
Daily life for the 14,490 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Outer Regional Australia is marked by strong employment outcomes. While many struggle with educational gaps and language loss, unemployment here is significantly lower than the national figure.
14,490
- 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 Outer Regional Australia — higher than 71% of areas.
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical First Nations resident is 26, making this group a little older than the national figure of 24.
26 yrs
Older than 50% 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.
Year 12 completion sits at 29.6%, which is well below the Australian average of 37%.
29.6%
Lower than 51% 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.
Job prospects are strong, with an unemployment rate of 9.1% that is much lower than most similar areas and well below the national figure of 12.3%.
9.1%
Lower than 86% 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 weekly household income is $1,321, which is a little below the Australian figure of $1,507, while personal income is about the same as the national figure at $538.
$538
Higher than 54% of remoteness area areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,321
Lower than 53% 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 1.2% of First Nations people here speak a traditional language, a figure that is among the lowest for similar areas and far below the national rate of 12.3%.
1.2%
Lower than 98% 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 Outer Regional Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA62/outer-regional-australia/topic/first-nations