16
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Hervey Range · 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.
Sixteen Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Hervey Range, which is more than what is found in about 67% of similar areas. The local First Nations population is exceptionally young, with a typical age of just 14 years.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Hervey Range — higher than 64% of areas.
| Hervey Range | 16 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 237,303 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
At 14 years, the typical age for First Nations people in Hervey Range is far younger than the Queensland figure of 23 and the Australian figure of 24.
16
Higher than 64% 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.
Personal and household incomes.
Typical incomes are much higher here than in most similar areas, with personal income reaching $1,062, which is far above the national figure of $540. Household income is also a little above the state and national figures at $1,875.
$1,062
Higher than 82% 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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). First Nations in Hervey Range [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31325/hervey-range/topic/first-nations