33
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Yaroomba · 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 larger First Nations population than 75% of similar areas now lives in Yaroomba. This group is notably older than the state and national figures, with a typical age of 28 years.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Yaroomba — higher than 73% of areas.
| Yaroomba | 33 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 237,303 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 33 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living here. They are noticeably older than the national typical age of 24, coming in at 28 years.
33
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
28 yrs
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Engagement with the labour force.
The unemployment rate for First Nations people is 0.0%, which is far below the Queensland figure of 13.3%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 income for this group is $2,749, which is far above the Australian figure of $1,507. Typical personal incomes are also much higher than most areas at $949.
$949
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$2,749
Higher than 86% 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 reported speaking a First Nations language here, a figure that is far below the 12.3% national average.
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 Yaroomba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33206/yaroomba/topic/first-nations