Yeppoon · Suburb / Locality

First Nations in Yeppoon

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 growing First Nations population has become a key feature of Yeppoon, where 396 people now identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. This community is strikingly young, with a typical age of just 19 years.

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Where Yeppoon sits — Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people

396
  • 1–1: 6180 areas
  • 1–2: 0 areas
  • 2–3: 0 areas
  • 3–4: 770 areas
  • 4–5: 626 areas
  • 5–7: 781 areas
  • 7–9: 780 areas
  • 9–12: 625 areas
  • 12–17: 661 areas
  • 17–23: 511 areas
  • 23–32: 567 areas
  • 32–44: 486 areas
  • 44–60: 559 areas
  • 60–82: 470 areas
  • 82–113: 455 areas
  • 113–155: 490 areas
  • 155–212: 381 areas
  • 212–291: 319 areas
  • 291–398: 256 areas
  • 398–546: 182 areas
  • 546–748: 111 areas
  • 748–1,025: 72 areas
  • 1,025–1,404: 38 areas
  • 1,404–1,924: 20 areas
  • 1,924–2,637: 10 areas
  • 2,637–3,613: 1 area
  • 3,613–4,952: 0 areas
  • 4,952–6,786: 1 area

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Yeppoon — higher than 86% of areas.

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people compared with the state and national average
Yeppoon396
Queensland 237,303

Population & age

How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.

The typical age of First Nations residents is 19, which is noticeably younger than the Queensland figure of 23 and the national figure of 24.

Education

School completion among First Nations people.

About 41.5% of First Nations residents have finished Year 12, a result that is well above the Australian figure of 37.0% but a little below Queensland's 43.6%.

Work

Engagement with the labour force.

The unemployment rate for First Nations people is 9.6%, which is well below the Queensland rate of 13.3% and a little below the Australian figure of 12.3%.

Income

Personal and household incomes.

Typical weekly household income is $1,437, which is about the same as the state and national figures. However, typical personal income is $467, which is a little below the national figure of $540.

Language & culture

Use of an Australian Indigenous language at home.

First Nations languages are spoken by 10.4% of this community, a rate that is much higher than most similar areas.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). First Nations in Yeppoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33219/yeppoon/topic/first-nations