4,314
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Burnie - Ulverstone · Sub-region (SA3)
First Nations in Burnie - Ulverstone
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 significant gap in traditional language use marks the First Nations experience in Burnie - Ulverstone, where only 1.2% of people speak an Indigenous language. Despite this, the area is home to 4,314 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, a population larger than about 86% of similar regions.
4,314
- 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 Burnie - Ulverstone — higher than 86% of areas.
| Burnie - Ulverstone | 4,314 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Tas. | 18,821 |
| Tasmania | 30,186 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The First Nations community here is slightly older than the national figure, with a typical age of 25. This is about the same as the Tasmanian average.
25 yrs
Older than 57% 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.
School completion is a challenge, as only 31.7% of First Nations people finished Year 12. This is well below the Australian figure of 37%.
31.7%
Lower than 75% 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.
Job seekers have found more success here than in other regions. The unemployment rate for First Nations people is 8.8%, which is well below the national figure of 12.3%.
8.8%
Lower than 64% 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 weekly household income is $1,278, which is much lower than in most similar areas and a little below the Australian figure.
$535
Lower than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,278
Lower than 83% 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.
Very few people speak a First Nations language here. At 1.2%, this is among the lowest rates for similar areas and far below the 12.3% seen across Australia.
1.2%
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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). First Nations in Burnie - Ulverstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/60401/burnie-ulverstone/topic/first-nations