Beecher · Suburb / Locality

First Nations in Beecher

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 strikingly young First Nations population lives in Beecher, where the typical age is just 14 years. While there are 28 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the area, they are far younger than the state and national figures.

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Where Beecher sits — Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people

28
  • 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 Beecher — higher than 72% of areas.

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people compared with the state and national average
Beecher28
Queensland 237,303

Population & age

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

The typical First Nations resident is 14, which is far younger than the Queensland figure of 23 and the Australian average of 24.

Income

Personal and household incomes.

Typical household income for First Nations people is $3,249, which is far above the national figure of $1,507. However, typical personal income is $537, which is about the same as the national figure.

Language & culture

Use of an Australian Indigenous language at home.

No one in this group speaks a First Nations language, a result that is far below both the Queensland and Australian figures.

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 Beecher [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30197/beecher/topic/first-nations