74
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Seven Hills · 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 larger First Nations community than most similar areas lives in Seven Hills, with 74 people identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. This group is notably young, with a typical age of just 20 years.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Seven Hills — higher than 82% of areas.
| Seven Hills | 74 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 237,303 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical First Nations resident is 20, making this group noticeably younger than those in Queensland and across Australia.
74
Higher than 82% 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.
Schooling levels are high here, with 52.4% of First Nations residents completing Year 12. This is far above the national figure of 37%.
52.4%
Higher than 75% 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.
Unemployment for First Nations people is 13.3%, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian average.
13.3%
Higher than 64% 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 for First Nations families is $2,625, which is far above the Queensland figure. However, typical personal income is $479, a little below the national average.
$479
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$2,625
Higher than 82% 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.
Cultural ties remain strong, as 14.9% of First Nations residents speak a First Nations language. This is well above the Queensland average of 11.6%.
14.9%
Higher than 86% 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 Seven Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32537/seven-hills/topic/first-nations