29
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Archerfield · Suburb / Locality
First Nations in Archerfield
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.
More than 74% of similar areas have fewer Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people than Archerfield, which is home to 29 First Nations residents. The most striking feature is the age of this group, with a typical resident being far older than those in the rest of the state.
29
- 1–1: 6180 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 770 areas
- 4–5: 626 areas
- 5–7: 781 areas
- 7–9: 780 areas
- 9–12: 625 areas
- 12–17: 661 areas
- 17–23: 511 areas
- 23–32: 567 areas
- 32–44: 486 areas
- 44–60: 559 areas
- 60–82: 470 areas
- 82–113: 455 areas
- 113–155: 490 areas
- 155–212: 381 areas
- 212–291: 319 areas
- 291–398: 256 areas
- 398–546: 182 areas
- 546–748: 111 areas
- 748–1,025: 72 areas
- 1,025–1,404: 38 areas
- 1,404–1,924: 20 areas
- 1,924–2,637: 10 areas
- 2,637–3,613: 1 area
- 3,613–4,952: 0 areas
- 4,952–6,786: 1 area
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Archerfield — higher than 72% of areas.
| Archerfield | 29 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 237,303 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 29 First Nations people here, and they are far older than the state and national figures. The typical age is 38, which is 15 years older than the Queensland figure.
38 yrs
Older than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Education
School completion among First Nations people.
About 42.9% of First Nations residents finished Year 12. This is about the same as the Queensland figure, though it is well above the national average of 37%.
42.9%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Income
Personal and household incomes.
Typical household income for First Nations people is $1,593, which is about the same as the state and national figures. However, the usual personal income of $537 is lower than in most other areas.
$537
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,593
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality 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 local First Nations population speaks a traditional language. This is far below both the Queensland figure of 11.6% and the Australian figure of 12.3%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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 Archerfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30081/archerfield/topic/first-nations