57
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Park Ridge South · 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.
Fifty-seven Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Park Ridge South, which is more than 81% of similar areas. This group is noticeably younger than the state and national figures, with a typical age of just 20 years.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Park Ridge South — higher than 78% of areas.
| Park Ridge South | 57 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 237,303 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical First Nations resident here is 20 years old. This is noticeably younger than the typical age of 23 in Queensland and 24 across Australia.
57
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
20 yrs
Younger than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
School completion among First Nations people.
Around 42.4% of First Nations residents finished Year 12. This is well above the national figure of 37.0%, though it sits a little below the Queensland rate of 43.6%.
42.4%
Higher than 56% 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.
Finding a job is more difficult for this group, with an unemployment rate of 17.4%. This is much higher than most similar areas and well above the 12.3% national rate.
17.4%
Higher than 78% 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 income is $2,750, which is far above the national figure of $1,507. Personal income is around the middle for similar areas at $593, slightly above the national figure of $540.
$593
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$2,750
Higher than 86% 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.
No one in this group speaks a First Nations language. This is far below the 12.3% recorded across Australia and the 11.6% for Queensland.
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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). First Nations in Park Ridge South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32272/park-ridge-south/topic/first-nations