Yungaburra · Suburb / Locality

First Nations in Yungaburra

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.

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📍 Yungaburra, Suburb / Locality

Where Yungaburra sits — Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people

40
  • 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 Yungaburra — higher than 75% of areas.

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people compared with the state and national average
Yungaburra40
Queensland 237,303

Population & age

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.

Education

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%.

Income

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.

Language & culture

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%.

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 Yungaburra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33230/yungaburra/topic/first-nations