222
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Dalrymple · 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 typical First Nations resident in Dalrymple is noticeably older than the state and national figures, with a typical age of 28. While 222 First Nations people live here, the area shows a significant gap in traditional language use compared to the rest of the country.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Dalrymple — higher than 57% of areas.
| Dalrymple | 222 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 237,303 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical First Nations resident is 28, which is noticeably older than the Queensland figure of 23 and the national figure of 24.
222
Higher than 57% 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.
Year 12 completion for First Nations people is 37.8%, which is well below the Queensland rate of 43.6% but about the same as the Australian figure.
37.8%
Lower than 64% 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 9.0%, which is well below both the Queensland figure of 13.3% and the national rate of 12.3%.
9.0%
Lower than 57% 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.
Typical personal income for First Nations people is $693, which is well above the national figure of $540. Household income is $1,575, which is about the same as across Queensland and Australia.
$693
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,575
Lower than 57% 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.
Only 1.4% of First Nations people speak a traditional language, which is far below the Queensland figure of 11.6% and the national figure of 12.3%.
1.4%
Lower than 84% 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 Dalrymple [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318011463/dalrymple/topic/first-nations