15
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Burrum Town · 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.
Fifteen Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Burrum Town, a count that is larger than about 66% of similar areas. While the population is small, the typical age of First Nations residents is 25, which is a little older than the national figure.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Burrum Town — higher than 63% of areas.
| Burrum Town | 15 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 237,303 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 15 First Nations people living here. At 25 years old, the typical resident is slightly older than those in Queensland and across Australia.
15
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
25 yrs
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Personal and household incomes.
Household income for First Nations people is $687, which is far below the figures for both Queensland and Australia. Personal income is lower than in most areas, though at $524 it is about the same as the state and national figures.
$524
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$687
Lower than 92% 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 Burrum Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30457/burrum-town/topic/first-nations