Caloundra · Suburb / Locality

First Nations in Caloundra

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.

Over 100 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Caloundra, which is a larger population than in about 87% of similar areas. The community here is far older than the state and national figures, with a typical age of 33 years.

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Where Caloundra sits — Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people

104
  • 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 Caloundra — higher than 86% of areas.

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people compared with the state and national average
Caloundra104
Queensland 237,303

Population & age

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

The typical age for First Nations residents is 33, making this group far older than those in Queensland, where the typical age is 23.

Education

School completion among First Nations people.

About 36.8% of First Nations residents finished Year 12, a figure that is about the same as the Australian average but well below the Queensland rate.

Work

Engagement with the labour force.

The unemployment rate for First Nations people is 10.3%, which is well below the state figure of 13.3% and a little below the national average.

Income

Personal and household incomes.

Typical household income is $1,104, which is much lower than most similar areas and well below the figures for both Queensland and Australia.

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 the state and national rates of around 12%.

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 Caloundra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30492/caloundra/topic/first-nations