136
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Belvedere · 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 Belvedere is just 14 years old, making the community far younger than the state and national figures. With 136 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, this area has a larger First Nations population than about 90% of similar places.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Belvedere — higher than 86% of areas.
| Belvedere | 136 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 237,303 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical age for First Nations people here is 14, which is far younger than the Queensland figure of 23 and the Australian figure of 24.
136
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14 yrs
Younger than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
School completion among First Nations people.
Year 12 completion for First Nations residents sits at 38.3%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 43.6% but a little above the national rate of 37.0%.
38.3%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Engagement with the labour force.
The unemployment rate for First Nations people is 17.2%, a figure that is much higher than most areas and well above both Queensland (13.3%) and Australia (12.3%).
17.2%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as a share of the First Nations labour force (aged 15+).
Personal and household incomes.
Typical personal income is $725, which is well above the figures for Queensland and Australia, though household income of $1,395 is a little below the state figure.
$725
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,395
Lower than 63% 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.
About 11.0% of First Nations people speak a First Nations language, which is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the Queensland figure of 11.6%.
11.0%
Higher than 79% 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 Belvedere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30226/belvedere/topic/first-nations