Clear Island Waters · Suburb / Locality

First Nations in Clear Island Waters

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.

More First Nations people live in Clear Island Waters than in about 78% of similar areas. The community is notably older than the state and national average, with a typical age of 33 years. This group also sees higher education and income levels compared to most other areas.

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Where Clear Island Waters sits — Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people

41
  • 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 Clear Island Waters — higher than 75% of areas.

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people compared with the state and national average
Clear Island Waters41
Queensland 237,303

Population & age

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

There are 41 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people here. At 33 years old, the typical resident is far older than the Queensland average of 23 years.

Education

School completion among First Nations people.

Schooling levels are high, with 46.7% of First Nations residents finishing Year 12. This is well above the national figure of 37.0%.

Work

Engagement with the labour force.

Employment is very strong for First Nations people in this area, with an unemployment rate of 0.0%, which is far below the Queensland rate of 13.3%.

Income

Personal and household incomes.

Personal income is higher than most areas, with a typical amount of $849. This is well above the national figure of $540. Household income is slightly higher than the state and national averages at $1,666.

Language & culture

Use of an Australian Indigenous language at home.

No one in this group speaks a First Nations language, which is far below the Queensland rate of 11.6%.

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 Clear Island Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30618/clear-island-waters/topic/first-nations