54
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Millchester · 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.
Fifty-four Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Millchester, a population larger than about 81% of similar areas. This community is notably young, with a typical age of just 21 years, which is younger than both the state and national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Millchester — higher than 78% of areas.
| Millchester | 54 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 237,303 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical First Nations resident is 21, making the group noticeably younger than the Australian average of 24 and a little younger than the Queensland figure of 23.
54
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
21 yrs
Younger than 71% 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 people finished Year 12, which is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the national figure, though well below Queensland's 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.
Personal and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,374, which is a little below the state and national figures. Personal income is also lower than most areas, with the usual amount being $489.
$489
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,374
Lower than 65% 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 figure that is far below both the Queensland average 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 Millchester [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31839/millchester/topic/first-nations