44
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Bauple · 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.
A typical First Nations resident in Bauple is far older than the state or national figure, with a typical age of 46. While the area has a larger First Nations population than 78% of similar places, there are significant gaps in income and language use compared to the rest of the country.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bauple — higher than 76% of areas.
| Bauple | 44 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 237,303 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 44 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living here. At 46 years, the typical First Nations resident is far older than those in Queensland (23 years) and Australia (24 years).
44
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
46 yrs
Older than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
School completion among First Nations people.
About 39% of First Nations residents finished Year 12. This is a little above the national figure of 37%, but it sits well below the Queensland rate of 43.6%.
39.0%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Personal and household incomes.
Earnings are much lower than in most similar areas. Typical household income is $824 and personal income is $374, both of which are far below the figures for Queensland and Australia.
$374
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$824
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total weekly income for households with one or more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members.
Use of an Australian Indigenous language at home.
No one in the First Nations community reports speaking a First Nations language. This is far below the 11.6% seen across Queensland and the 12.3% national figure.
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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). First Nations in Bauple [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30185/bauple/topic/first-nations