1,988
Higher than 61% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Huon - Bruny Island · Sub-region (SA3)
First Nations in Huon - Bruny Island
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 strong job market defines daily life for the 1,988 First Nations people in Huon - Bruny Island. While school completion rates are well below the national figure, the unemployment rate is much lower than in most similar areas. This creates a unique profile where work participation is high despite lower levels of formal education.
1,988
- 1–1: 10 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 1 area
- 4–6: 1 area
- 6–8: 0 areas
- 8–11: 3 areas
- 11–16: 0 areas
- 16–23: 1 area
- 23–32: 1 area
- 32–45: 1 area
- 45–64: 0 areas
- 64–91: 0 areas
- 91–129: 3 areas
- 129–182: 3 areas
- 182–257: 9 areas
- 257–364: 15 areas
- 364–515: 23 areas
- 515–729: 30 areas
- 729–1,031: 45 areas
- 1,031–1,458: 40 areas
- 1,458–2,063: 37 areas
- 2,063–2,918: 44 areas
- 2,918–4,128: 33 areas
- 4,128–5,840: 29 areas
- 5,840–8,262: 17 areas
- 8,262–11,687: 6 areas
- 11,687–16,534: 6 areas
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Huon - Bruny Island — higher than 61% of areas.
| Huon - Bruny Island | 1,988 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Tas. | 18,821 |
| Tasmania | 30,186 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical First Nations resident here is 27, making this group noticeably older than the national figure of 24. This age is also a little older than the Tasmanian average of 25.
27 yrs
Older than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Education
School completion among First Nations people.
Only 30.2% of First Nations people here finished Year 12, which is well below the 33.9% seen across Tasmania and far below the Australian figure of 37.0%.
30.2%
Lower than 79% of sub-region (sa3) 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.
Unemployment for First Nations people is just 6.0%, which is much lower than most similar areas. This is well below the 10.1% rate for Tasmania and the 12.3% national figure.
6.0%
Lower than 87% of sub-region (sa3) 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 income is $1,434, which is lower than most areas but about the same as the Tasmanian and national figures. Personal income is $580, sitting around the middle for similar areas.
$580
Lower than 60% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,434
Lower than 66% of sub-region (sa3) 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.
Just 1.5% of First Nations people here speak a First Nations language. This is among the lowest at this level and far below the national figure of 12.3%.
1.5%
Lower than 99% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Huon - Bruny Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/60302/huon-bruny-island/topic/first-nations