86
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Clifton Beach · Suburb / Locality
First Nations in Clifton Beach
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 Clifton Beach than in about 85% of similar areas. This group is notably young, with a typical age of just 19 years. High rates of school completion and a strong connection to traditional languages set this community apart from state and national trends.
86
- 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 Clifton Beach — higher than 85% of areas.
| Clifton Beach | 86 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 237,303 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical First Nations resident is only 19 years old, which is noticeably younger than the Queensland figure of 23 and the Australian figure of 24. There are 86 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living here.
19 yrs
Younger than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Education
School completion among First Nations people.
Schooling levels are very high, with 68.2% of First Nations residents completing Year 12. This is far above the Queensland rate of 43.6% and the national figure of 37.0%.
68.2%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Work
Engagement with the labour force.
The unemployment rate for First Nations people is 12.1%. This is about the same as the Australian average of 12.3% and a little below the Queensland rate of 13.3%.
12.1%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as a share of the First Nations labour force (aged 15+).
Income
Personal and household incomes.
Typical personal income for First Nations residents is $700, which is well above the national figure of $540. Household income is $1,625, which is about the same as the Queensland average of $1,517.
$700
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,625
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total weekly income for households with one or more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members.
Language & culture
Use of an Australian Indigenous language at home.
Traditional language is strongly preserved here, with 18.6% of First Nations people speaking a First Nations language. This is well above the Queensland figure of 11.6% and the national rate of 12.3%.
18.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who use an Australian Indigenous language at home.
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 Clifton Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30625/clifton-beach/topic/first-nations