19
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Carruchan · 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 age of just 16 years for First Nations residents marks Carruchan as a place with a very young Indigenous population. This is far younger than the national figure, with 19 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in the area.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Carruchan — higher than 67% of areas.
| Carruchan | 19 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 237,303 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical First Nations resident is 16, which is noticeably younger than the Queensland figure of 23 and far younger than the Australian average of 24.
19
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16 yrs
Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Personal and household incomes.
Typical personal incomes for First Nations residents are $317, which is far below both the state and national figures. Household incomes are also a little below the national average at $1,312.
$317
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,312
Lower than 68% 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 Carruchan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30552/carruchan/topic/first-nations