32
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Noosa Heads · Suburb / Locality
First Nations in Noosa Heads
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.
More First Nations people live in Noosa Heads than in about 75% of similar areas. This small group is noticeably older and earns significantly more than the state and national figures. While the population is higher than most, the use of traditional languages is very low.
32
- 1–1: 6180 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 770 areas
- 4–5: 626 areas
- 5–7: 781 areas
- 7–9: 780 areas
- 9–12: 625 areas
- 12–17: 661 areas
- 17–23: 511 areas
- 23–32: 567 areas
- 32–44: 486 areas
- 44–60: 559 areas
- 60–82: 470 areas
- 82–113: 455 areas
- 113–155: 490 areas
- 155–212: 381 areas
- 212–291: 319 areas
- 291–398: 256 areas
- 398–546: 182 areas
- 546–748: 111 areas
- 748–1,025: 72 areas
- 1,025–1,404: 38 areas
- 1,404–1,924: 20 areas
- 1,924–2,637: 10 areas
- 2,637–3,613: 1 area
- 3,613–4,952: 0 areas
- 4,952–6,786: 1 area
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Noosa Heads — higher than 73% of areas.
| Noosa Heads | 32 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 237,303 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 32 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the area. The typical age of this group is 28, which is noticeably older than the Queensland figure of 23 and the national figure of 24.
28 yrs
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Income
Personal and household incomes.
Household income for First Nations people is $2,374, which is well above the Queensland figure of $1,517. Typical personal income is also far above the national figure, sitting at $1,125.
$1,125
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$2,374
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total weekly income for households with one or more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members.
Language & culture
Use of an Australian Indigenous language at home.
No one in this group speaks a First Nations language. This is far below the Queensland figure 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.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). First Nations in Noosa Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32160/noosa-heads/topic/first-nations