Forest Hill · Suburb / Locality

First Nations in Forest Hill

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.

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Where Forest Hill sits — Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people

32
  • 1–1: 6180 areas
  • 1–2: 0 areas
  • 2–3: 0 areas
  • 3–4: 770 areas
  • 4–5: 626 areas
  • 5–7: 781 areas
  • 7–9: 780 areas
  • 9–12: 625 areas
  • 12–17: 661 areas
  • 17–23: 511 areas
  • 23–32: 567 areas
  • 32–44: 486 areas
  • 44–60: 559 areas
  • 60–82: 470 areas
  • 82–113: 455 areas
  • 113–155: 490 areas
  • 155–212: 381 areas
  • 212–291: 319 areas
  • 291–398: 256 areas
  • 398–546: 182 areas
  • 546–748: 111 areas
  • 748–1,025: 72 areas
  • 1,025–1,404: 38 areas
  • 1,404–1,924: 20 areas
  • 1,924–2,637: 10 areas
  • 2,637–3,613: 1 area
  • 3,613–4,952: 0 areas
  • 4,952–6,786: 1 area

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Forest Hill — higher than 73% of areas.

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people compared with the state and national average
Forest Hill32
Queensland 237,303

Population & age

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.

Education

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%.

Work

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.

Income

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.

Language & culture

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%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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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