40
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Yungaburra · 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 far older typical age of 39 marks the First Nations community in Yungaburra, which is 15 years older than the national figure. While the population is small at 40 people, it is larger than about 77% of similar areas. The community shows a strong cultural connection, with one in five people speaking a First Nations language.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Yungaburra — higher than 75% of areas.
| Yungaburra | 40 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 237,303 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 40 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people here. The typical age is 39, which is far older than the Queensland figure of 23.
40
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
39 yrs
Older than 77% 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 lower than most areas, with 30.8% of First Nations residents finishing Year 12. This is far below the Queensland rate of 43.6%.
30.8%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Personal and household incomes.
Household income is much lower than most areas at $1,125, well below the national figure. However, typical personal income is $612, which is a little above the figures for Queensland and Australia.
$612
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,125
Lower than 77% 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.
Twenty per cent of First Nations residents speak a First Nations language. This is among the highest for similar areas and well above the national figure of 12.3%.
20.0%
Higher than 87% 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 Yungaburra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33230/yungaburra/topic/first-nations