4
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Gairloch · 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.
Typical First Nations incomes in Gairloch are higher than in most similar areas. While the population is small, those identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander earn well above the state and national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Gairloch — lower than 54% of areas.
| Gairloch | 4 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 237,303 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 4 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living here. The typical person in this group is 23, which is about the same as the Queensland average.
4
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
23 yrs
Younger than 62% 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 $2,249, which is well above the Queensland figure of $1,517. Personal income is also much higher than the national typical of $540, sitting at $725.
$725
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$2,249
Higher than 71% 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 Gairloch [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31095/gairloch/topic/first-nations