64
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Karumba · 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 First Nations population of 64 people live in Karumba, which is larger than about 82% of similar areas. These residents are far older than those in the rest of the state, with a typical age of 37 compared to the Queensland figure of 23.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Karumba — higher than 80% of areas.
| Karumba | 64 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 237,303 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical age of First Nations residents is 37 years, which is far older than the national figure of 24.
64
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
37 yrs
Older 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.
Year 12 completion is 25%, which is far below the Queensland rate of 43.6% and much lower than most similar areas.
25.0%
Lower than 84% 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 8.6%, which is well below both the Queensland and Australian figures.
8.6%
Lower than 59% 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 personal income is $824, which is well above the national figure of $540, although household income is well below the state and national averages at $1,093.
$824
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,093
Lower than 78% 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 reported speaking a First Nations language, which is far below the national rate 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 Karumba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31492/karumba/topic/first-nations