150
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Newstead · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
First Nations in Newstead
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 age of just 21 marks the First Nations community in Newstead as noticeably younger than those in the rest of Tasmania and Australia. While there are 150 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living here, they show higher rates of school completion than the state and national figures.
150
- 1–1: 115 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–3: 4 areas
- 3–5: 5 areas
- 5–7: 5 areas
- 7–9: 5 areas
- 9–12: 12 areas
- 12–17: 8 areas
- 17–23: 14 areas
- 23–31: 70 areas
- 31–43: 94 areas
- 43–58: 138 areas
- 58–80: 164 areas
- 80–109: 222 areas
- 109–149: 249 areas
- 149–204: 254 areas
- 204–279: 230 areas
- 279–381: 221 areas
- 381–521: 206 areas
- 521–712: 161 areas
- 712–974: 127 areas
- 974–1,331: 86 areas
- 1,331–1,820: 42 areas
- 1,820–2,488: 21 areas
- 2,488–3,402: 12 areas
- 3,402–4,651: 5 areas
- 4,651–6,359: 2 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Newstead — lower than 56% of areas.
| Newstead | 150 |
|---|---|
| Tasmania | 30,186 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical First Nations resident is 21, which is noticeably younger than the typical person in Tasmania (25) or Australia (24).
21 yrs
Younger than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 here, with 41.6% of First Nations residents completing Year 12, a figure well above both the Tasmanian (33.9%) and national (37.0%) rates.
41.6%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 10.3%, which is about the same as the Tasmanian figure of 10.1% and a little below the Australian rate of 12.3%.
10.3%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 incomes are $1,587, which is a little above the Tasmanian figure of $1,370. Personal incomes are $575, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
$575
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,587
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.
Language & culture
Use of an Australian Indigenous language at home.
No one in the First Nations community speaks a First Nations language, which is a little below the Tasmanian rate (1.7%) and far below the national figure (12.3%).
0.0%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Newstead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602011042/newstead/topic/first-nations