43
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
South Nanango · 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 small but growing First Nations community now calls South Nanango home. There are 43 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living here, a population larger than about 78% of similar areas. This group is notably older than the state and national average, with a typical age of 29.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is South Nanango — higher than 75% of areas.
| South Nanango | 43 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 237,303 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical age for First Nations people here is 29, which is noticeably older than the Queensland figure of 23 and the national figure of 24.
43
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
29 yrs
Older than 60% 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 37.9% of First Nations residents have finished Year 12. This is about the same as the national figure, but well below the 43.6% seen across Queensland.
37.9%
Lower than 56% 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.
Household income for First Nations people is $1,291, which is lower than most areas and a little below the state and national figures. Personal income is $574, which is about the same as the typical person in Queensland and Australia.
$574
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,291
Lower than 69% 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 the community speaks a First Nations language. This is far below the figures for both Queensland and Australia, where around 12% of First Nations people do.
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 South Nanango [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32597/south-nanango/topic/first-nations