Houghton · Suburb / Locality

First Nations in Houghton

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.

Very few First Nations people live in Houghton, but those who do are much wealthier and older than typical. The typical First Nations resident here is 49, which is far older than the national figure of 24.

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Where Houghton sits — Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people

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  • 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 Houghton — lower than 99% of areas.

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people compared with the state and national average
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South Australia 42,562

Population & age

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

Only a tiny number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live here. This group is far older than those in the rest of the state and nation, with a typical age of 49.

Income

Personal and household incomes.

Household income for First Nations people is among the highest for similar areas at $3,250, which is far above the Australian figure of $1,507. Typical personal income is also far above the national figure at $1,375.

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 Houghton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40611/houghton/topic/first-nations