37
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Rosemount · 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 far higher rate of Year 12 completion among First Nations people, at 70.8%, defines Rosemount. This educational achievement is much higher than the national figure and stands out in an area where the typical First Nations resident is also far older than the state and national averages.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Rosemount — higher than 74% of areas.
| Rosemount | 37 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 237,303 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 37 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people here, a number larger than about 76% of similar areas. The typical person in this group is 33, which is far older than the Queensland figure of 23.
37
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
33 yrs
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
School completion among First Nations people.
Schooling levels are among the highest for this group at this level, with 70.8% finishing Year 12. This is far above the Australian figure of 37%.
70.8%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Personal and household incomes.
Typical personal income is $589, which is a little above the national figure. Household income sits at $1,437, which is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
$589
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,437
Lower than 61% 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 11.6% seen across Queensland and the 12.3% national figure.
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 Rosemount [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32471/rosemount/topic/first-nations