Port Broughton · Suburb / Locality

First Nations in Port Broughton

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 typical age of 30 years marks the First Nations population in Port Broughton as noticeably older than the state and national figures. There are 20 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living here, which is a larger number than about 70% of similar areas.

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Where Port Broughton sits — Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people

20
  • 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 Port Broughton — higher than 68% of areas.

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people compared with the state and national average
Port Broughton20
South Australia 42,562

Population & age

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

The usual age for First Nations people here is 30, which is 6 years older than the typical person in this group across South Australia and Australia.

Income

Personal and household incomes.

Household income for First Nations residents is $1,125 per week, a little below the state figure. Personal income is also much lower than most areas, at $387, which is well below the national figure of $540.

Language & culture

Use of an Australian Indigenous language at home.

No one in this group speaks a First Nations language, a result that is far below 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 Port Broughton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41192/port-broughton/topic/first-nations