Tanawha · Suburb / Locality

First Nations in Tanawha

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.

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Where Tanawha sits — Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people

29
  • 1–1: 6180 areas
  • 1–2: 0 areas
  • 2–3: 0 areas
  • 3–4: 770 areas
  • 4–5: 626 areas
  • 5–7: 781 areas
  • 7–9: 780 areas
  • 9–12: 625 areas
  • 12–17: 661 areas
  • 17–23: 511 areas
  • 23–32: 567 areas
  • 32–44: 486 areas
  • 44–60: 559 areas
  • 60–82: 470 areas
  • 82–113: 455 areas
  • 113–155: 490 areas
  • 155–212: 381 areas
  • 212–291: 319 areas
  • 291–398: 256 areas
  • 398–546: 182 areas
  • 546–748: 111 areas
  • 748–1,025: 72 areas
  • 1,025–1,404: 38 areas
  • 1,404–1,924: 20 areas
  • 1,924–2,637: 10 areas
  • 2,637–3,613: 1 area
  • 3,613–4,952: 0 areas
  • 4,952–6,786: 1 area

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tanawha — higher than 72% of areas.

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people compared with the state and national average
Tanawha29
Queensland 237,303

Population & age

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.

Income

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.

Language & culture

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.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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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