9
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Mount Walker · 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 very young First Nations population defines the profile of Mount Walker, where the typical age is just 9 years. This is far younger than the national figure, and it is an area where 9 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people reside.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Walker — higher than 58% of areas.
| Mount Walker | 9 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 237,303 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical First Nations resident is only 9 years old, which is far younger than the Queensland figure of 23 and the Australian figure of 24.
9
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9 yrs
Younger than 97% 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 $3,249, which is far above both the Queensland ($1,517) and Australian ($1,507) figures. Meanwhile, personal income is $575, which is about the same as the national figure of $540.
$575
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$3,249
Higher than 89% 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 Mount Walker [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32035/mount-walker/topic/first-nations