19
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Taromeo · 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.
More than 69% of similar areas have fewer Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people than Taromeo. This community is notably young, with a typical First Nations age of just 18 years, which is much lower than the national figure.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Taromeo — higher than 67% of areas.
| Taromeo | 19 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 237,303 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 19 First Nations residents in the area. They are noticeably younger than those across Queensland and Australia, where the typical ages are 23 and 24.
19
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18 yrs
Younger than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Personal and household incomes.
Typical household income for First Nations residents is $1,187, which is well below the Queensland figure of $1,517. However, typical personal income is $575, which is about the same as across the state and nation.
$575
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,187
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total weekly income for households with one or more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). First Nations in Taromeo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32753/taromeo/topic/first-nations