3
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Coochin · 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 9 years for First Nations people marks a huge gap for Coochin compared to the rest of the country. This small group is far younger than the national average. Only 3 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live here.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Coochin — lower than 57% of areas.
| Coochin | 3 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 237,303 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The three First Nations residents in Coochin are far younger than those in Queensland and Australia, with a typical age of 9 years. This is among the lowest figures for similar areas.
3
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9 yrs
Younger than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). First Nations in Coochin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30671/coochin/topic/first-nations