7
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Eight Mile Creek · Suburb / Locality
First Nations in Eight Mile Creek
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 very young First Nations population now lives in Eight Mile Creek, where the typical age is just 15. This is far younger than the state and national figure of 24 years. Seven Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live here, which is more than half of similar areas.
7
- 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 Eight Mile Creek — higher than 54% of areas.
| Eight Mile Creek | 7 |
|---|---|
| South Australia | 42,562 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The First Nations community is exceptionally young, with a typical age of 15. This is 9 years younger than the typical person in South Australia or across the country.
15 yrs
Younger than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Income
Personal and household incomes.
Household income for First Nations people is $2,124, which is far above the South Australian figure of $1,282. However, the typical personal income is among the lowest for similar areas at $225, falling far below the national figure of $540.
$225
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$2,124
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total weekly income for households with one or more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members.
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 Eight Mile Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40396/eight-mile-creek/topic/first-nations