25
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Coppabella · 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 far higher typical income for First Nations households than the state or national average defines Coppabella. There are 25 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the area, and this group is noticeably older than those in the rest of Queensland and Australia.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Coppabella — higher than 72% of areas.
| Coppabella | 25 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 237,303 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical First Nations resident is 28, which is noticeably older than the Queensland figure of 23 and the Australian figure of 24.
25
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
28 yrs
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Personal and household incomes.
Typical First Nations personal income is $1,437, which is among the highest for similar areas and far above the national figure of $540. This is reflected in household incomes, which are $3,124 and far above the Queensland average of $1,517.
$1,437
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$3,124
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total weekly income for households with one or more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members.
Use of an Australian Indigenous language at home.
Cultural ties remain strong here, with 16.0% of First Nations people speaking a traditional language. This is well above the 11.6% seen across Queensland and the 12.3% national average.
16.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who use an Australian Indigenous language at home.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). First Nations in Coppabella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30714/coppabella/topic/first-nations