7
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Oakwood · 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.
Older age profiles and very low incomes mark the First Nations experience in Oakwood. The typical First Nations resident here is 44, which is far older than the national figure of 24.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Oakwood — higher than 54% of areas.
| Oakwood | 7 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 237,303 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 7 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the area, a count larger than about 56% of similar areas. This group is far older than those in Queensland and Australia, with a typical age of 44.
7
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
44 yrs
Older than 82% 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 residents is $725, which is among the lowest for similar areas and far below the Queensland figure of $1,517. Typical personal income is also far below the national figure, at just $324.
$324
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$725
Lower than 91% 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 Oakwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32213/oakwood/topic/first-nations