29
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Tanawha · 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 typical First Nations resident in Tanawha is just 21 years old, making the group noticeably younger than the national figure. There are 29 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living here, which is a larger number than in about 74% of similar areas.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tanawha — higher than 72% of areas.
| Tanawha | 29 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 237,303 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical age for First Nations people is 21, which is lower than most areas and a little younger than the Queensland figure of 23.
29
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
21 yrs
Younger than 71% 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 $1,625, which is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures. Personal income is $574, which is lower than in most areas.
$574
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,625
Lower than 53% 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, a result that is far below the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
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 Tanawha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32736/tanawha/topic/first-nations