382
Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
South East Coast · Sub-region (SA3)
First Nations in South East Coast
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 400 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in the South East Coast, making it a smaller population than about 86% of similar areas. This community is notably older than the national average, with a typical age of 36 years.
382
- 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 South East Coast — lower than 86% of areas.
| South East Coast | 382 |
|---|---|
| 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 36, which is far older than the typical age of 25 in Tasmania and 24 across Australia.
36 yrs
Older than 95% 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.
Year 12 completion is 26.4%, a figure that is far below the national average of 37% and well below the Tasmanian figure of 33.9%.
26.4%
Lower than 88% 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.
The unemployment rate for First Nations people is 12.2%, which is a little above the Tasmanian figure of 10.1% and about the same as the national rate of 12.3%.
12.2%
Higher than 65% 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 incomes are among the lowest at this level at $1,011, well below the $1,507 national figure. Personal income is also a little below both the state and national figures.
$477
Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,011
Lower than 99% 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.
About 2.9% of First Nations people speak a First Nations language, which is a little above the Tasmanian average but well below the national figure of 12.3%.
2.9%
Lower than 85% 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).
More for South East Coast
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). First Nations in South East Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/60303/south-east-coast/topic/first-nations