0
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Waverley · 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 massive gap in income separates First Nations residents in Waverley from the rest of the country. While the population is very small, those who live here earn far more than the typical First Nations person in Queensland or Australia.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Waverley — lower than 99% of areas.
| Waverley | 0 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 237,303 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people were recorded here in the latest census. For the few residents counted, the typical age is 26, which is a little older than the Australian figure of 24.
0
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
26 yrs
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Personal and household incomes.
Earnings for First Nations households are far above the national figure, reaching $4,750. This trend continues for personal income, where the typical amount of $1,625 is far above the Queensland figure of $563.
$1,625
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$4,750
Higher than 99% 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 Waverley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33016/waverley/topic/first-nations