657
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Kingaroy · 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.
Fewer than 13% of similar areas have a larger First Nations population than Kingaroy, which is home to 657 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. This group is notably young, with a typical age of just 19.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Kingaroy — higher than 86% of areas.
| Kingaroy | 657 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 237,303 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical age for First Nations people here is 19 years, which is noticeably younger than the Queensland figure of 23 and the national figure of 24.
657
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19 yrs
Younger than 90% 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.
About 40.8% of First Nations residents finished Year 12. This is a little below the Queensland rate of 43.6%, but well above the national figure of 37.0%.
40.8%
Lower than 56% 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 13.8%, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian figure of 12.3%.
13.8%
Higher than 72% 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 household income for First Nations people is $1,353, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Queensland figure of $1,517.
$570
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,353
Lower than 73% 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 3.5% of First Nations residents speak a traditional language, which is well below the Queensland rate of 11.6% and the national figure of 12.3%.
3.5%
Lower than 67% 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 Kingaroy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319021505/kingaroy/topic/first-nations