10
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
East Moonta · 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 small First Nations community lives in East Moonta, with 10 people identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. This is a notably young group, with a typical age of just 17 years, which is much lower than in most other similar areas.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is East Moonta — higher than 59% of areas.
| East Moonta | 10 |
|---|---|
| South Australia | 42,562 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical age of First Nations residents is 17 years, making the group noticeably younger than the South Australian and national figures of 24 years.
10
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17 yrs
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Personal and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income for First Nations people is $1,624, which is well above the South Australian figure of $1,282. However, typical personal income is $450, a figure that is much lower than in most other similar areas.
$450
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,624
Lower than 53% 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 East Moonta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40383/east-moonta/topic/first-nations