5
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Bamboo · Suburb / Locality
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 half of similar areas have fewer Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people than Bamboo, where there are five residents. This small group is noticeably older than the national and state figures, with a typical age of 29 years.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bamboo — lower than 51% of areas.
| Bamboo | 5 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 237,303 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
Five Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live here. At 29 years, the typical resident in this group is noticeably older than the Queensland figure of 23 years.
5
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
29 yrs
Older than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Personal and household incomes.
Typical household income for First Nations residents is $1,625, which is about the same as the national and state figures. However, typical personal income is $449, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Queensland figure of $563.
$449
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,625
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total weekly income for households with one or more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). First Nations in Bamboo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30137/bamboo/topic/first-nations