21
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Thangool · 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 age of just 19 years for First Nations people makes Thangool noticeably younger than most similar areas. This young population is a standout feature of the local Indigenous community, where 21 people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Thangool — higher than 69% of areas.
| Thangool | 21 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 237,303 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 21 First Nations people in Thangool, which is a larger group than about 70% of similar areas. The typical age is 19, which is noticeably younger than the Queensland figure of 23 and the national figure of 24.
21
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19 yrs
Younger than 79% 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 $2,624, which is far above the Queensland and Australian figures. However, the typical personal income of $425 is well below the national figure and much lower than most areas.
$425
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$2,624
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.
No one in this group speaks a First Nations language. This is far below the Queensland figure of 11.6% and the national figure of 12.3%.
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 Thangool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32781/thangool/topic/first-nations