7
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Myrtlevale · 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 marks Myrtlevale, where the typical age is only 6 years old. This is far younger than the national figure and the state average.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Myrtlevale — higher than 54% of areas.
| Myrtlevale | 7 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 237,303 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 7 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living here. At just 6 years old, the typical First Nations resident is much younger than the Queensland figure of 23.
7
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6 yrs
Younger than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Personal and household incomes.
Typical First Nations household income is $2,250, which is well above the national figure of $1,507. However, personal income is much lower, with a typical amount of $250 compared to $540 across Australia.
$250
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$2,250
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 Myrtlevale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32096/myrtlevale/topic/first-nations