223
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Upper Caboolture · 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.
Stronger employment and higher pay define the experience for First Nations people in Upper Caboolture. The area is home to 223 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, which is among the largest groups at this level. This community is remarkably young, with a typical age of just 17.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Upper Caboolture — higher than 86% of areas.
| Upper Caboolture | 223 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 237,303 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical age for First Nations people is 17, which is noticeably younger than the Queensland figure of 23 and the Australian figure of 24.
223
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17 yrs
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
School completion among First Nations people.
School completion is high here, with 47.7% of First Nations residents finishing Year 12. This is well above the Queensland figure of 43.6% and far above the national figure of 37%.
47.7%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Engagement with the labour force.
Very few First Nations people are out of work, with an unemployment rate of 3.9%. This is well below the 13.3% seen across Queensland and the 12.3% national rate.
3.9%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as a share of the First Nations labour force (aged 15+).
Personal and household incomes.
Household incomes are higher than most areas at $1,916, which is well above the Queensland figure of $1,517. Typical personal income is also a little above the state and national figures at $673.
$673
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,916
Higher than 59% 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.
Speaking a First Nations language is less common here than in other parts of the country. At 4.0%, the figure is well below both the Queensland (11.6%) and Australian (12.3%) rates.
4.0%
Higher than 50% 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 Upper Caboolture [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32901/upper-caboolture/topic/first-nations