45
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Coral Cove · 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 very young First Nations community defines the local profile in Coral Cove, where the typical age is just 14. With 45 people identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, this is a larger population than in about 79% of similar areas.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Coral Cove — higher than 76% of areas.
| Coral Cove | 45 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 237,303 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The First Nations population is far younger than the national figure, with a typical age of 14 compared to 24 across Australia.
45
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14 yrs
Younger than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
School completion among First Nations people.
About 40% of First Nations residents have finished Year 12, which is a little above the Australian average but well below the Queensland figure of 43.6%.
40.0%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Personal and household incomes.
Household incomes for First Nations people are $1,875, which is higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of $1,507.
$599
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,875
Higher than 57% 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.
While 6.7% of First Nations residents speak a traditional language, which is higher than most similar areas, this is well below the Queensland rate of 11.6%.
6.7%
Higher than 64% 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 Coral Cove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30716/coral-cove/topic/first-nations