238
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
North Booval · 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.
One of the largest First Nations populations for its size is found in North Booval, with 238 people identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. This group is notably young, as the typical person is only 19 years old.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is North Booval — higher than 86% of areas.
| North Booval | 238 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 237,303 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical age of 19 is much lower than in most other areas and is noticeably younger than the Queensland figure of 23 years.
238
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19 yrs
Younger than 79% 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 36.6% of First Nations residents completed Year 12, which is well below the Queensland rate of 43.6% but about the same as the national figure.
36.6%
Lower than 59% 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 13.4%, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian rate of 12.3%.
13.4%
Higher than 65% 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 household incomes are $1,325, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Queensland figure of $1,517. Personal incomes are about the same as the state and national figures.
$550
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,325
Lower than 67% 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.
Only 1.7% of First Nations people speak a traditional language, which is far below the Australian figure of 12.3%.
1.7%
Lower than 63% 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 North Booval [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32168/north-booval/topic/first-nations