32
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Forest Hill · 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 20 years for First Nations residents marks Forest Hill as having a noticeably younger population than the state and national figures. There are 32 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living here, which is more than in about 75% of similar areas.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Forest Hill — higher than 73% of areas.
| Forest Hill | 32 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 237,303 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical age is 20, making this group noticeably younger than the Queensland average of 23 and the national figure of 24.
32
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
20 yrs
Younger than 75% 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 36.4% of First Nations residents finished Year 12, which is about the same as the Australian average but well below the Queensland figure of 43.6%.
36.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Engagement with the labour force.
The unemployment rate for First Nations people is 15.0%, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above both the state and national figures.
15.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as a share of the First Nations labour force (aged 15+).
Personal and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,625, which is about the same as the state and national figures. However, typical personal income is $383, which is well below the national figure of $540.
$383
Lower than 86% 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.
Use of an Australian Indigenous language at home.
No one in this group speaks a First Nations language, a result that is far below the Queensland figure of 11.6% and the national figure of 12.3%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Forest Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31063/forest-hill/topic/first-nations