Barlows Hill · Suburb / Locality

First Nations in Barlows Hill

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.

Daily life for the 30 First Nations people in Barlows Hill is marked by higher typical incomes than seen across the state. While the population is larger than about 74% of similar areas, these residents are noticeably older than the national average.

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Where Barlows Hill sits — Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people

30
  • 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 Barlows Hill — higher than 73% of areas.

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people compared with the state and national average
Barlows Hill30
Queensland 237,303

Population & age

How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.

The typical First Nations resident is 29 years old. This is noticeably older than the typical person in Queensland (23) or Australia (24).

Education

School completion among First Nations people.

Only 30% of First Nations residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 43.6% and well below the national average.

Income

Personal and household incomes.

Typical incomes are higher than most areas, with household income at $1,875 and personal income at $875, both of which are well above the state and national figures.

Language & culture

Use of an Australian Indigenous language at home.

No one in the First Nations community speaks a traditional language, a figure that is far below both the Queensland and Australian averages.

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 Barlows Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30163/barlows-hill/topic/first-nations