100
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Paradise Point - Hollywell · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
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 small First Nations community of 100 people lives in Paradise Point - Hollywell, where typical incomes are much higher than in most similar areas. The group is noticeably older than the state and national figures, with a typical age of 28 years.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Paradise Point - Hollywell — lower than 68% of areas.
| Paradise Point - Hollywell | 100 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 237,303 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical age for First Nations residents is 28, which is noticeably older than the Queensland figure of 23 and the national figure of 24.
100
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
28 yrs
Older than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
School completion among First Nations people.
School completion is high here, with 49.2% of First Nations residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the Australian figure of 37.0% and well above the Queensland figure of 43.6%.
49.2%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Engagement with the labour force.
The unemployment rate for First Nations people is 10.4%, which is around the middle for similar areas and a little below both the state and national rates.
10.4%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Unemployed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as a share of the First Nations labour force (aged 15+).
Personal and household incomes.
Household income for First Nations residents is $2,250, which is well above the Queensland figure of $1,517. Typical personal incomes are also much higher than most areas at $809.
$809
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$2,250
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Median total weekly income for households with one or more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members.
Use of an Australian Indigenous language at home.
About 5.0% of First Nations people speak a traditional language, a figure that is well below both the Queensland (11.6%) and Australian (12.3%) rates.
5.0%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who use an Australian Indigenous language at home.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). First Nations in Paradise Point - Hollywell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309031239/paradise-point-hollywell/topic/first-nations