12
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Durong · 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 older First Nations population than the rest of the state marks the profile of Durong. While there are 12 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living here, the typical age is 53, which is roughly 30 years older than the Queensland figure.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Durong — higher than 61% of areas.
| Durong | 12 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 237,303 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The 12 First Nations residents in Durong are far older than those in most other areas. The typical age is 53, which is 29 years older than the national figure of 24.
12
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
53 yrs
Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Personal and household incomes.
Household income for First Nations people is $933, which is far below the Queensland figure of $1,517. This is reflected in personal incomes, where the typical $416 is well below the national figure of $540.
$416
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$933
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total weekly income for households with one or more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). First Nations in Durong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30909/durong/topic/first-nations