86
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Beaconsfield · Suburb / Locality
First Nations in Beaconsfield
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 gap of 12 percentage points separates Beaconsfield from the national figure for First Nations language speakers. There are 86 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in Beaconsfield, which is a larger population than about 85% of similar areas. The group is also noticeably younger than the state and national averages.
86
- 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 Beaconsfield — higher than 85% of areas.
| Beaconsfield | 86 |
|---|---|
| Tasmania | 30,186 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical First Nations resident is 21 years old, which is noticeably younger than the typical person in Tasmania or Australia.
21 yrs
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Education
School completion among First Nations people.
Year 12 completion for First Nations people is 29.8%, a figure that is well below both the state and national rates.
29.8%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Work
Engagement with the labour force.
The unemployment rate for First Nations residents is 0.0%, which is far below the Tasmanian and Australian figures.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as a share of the First Nations labour force (aged 15+).
Income
Personal and household incomes.
Typical personal income is $456, which is a little below the national figure, while household income is $1,350, about the same as the state average.
$456
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,350
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total weekly income for households with one or more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members.
Language & culture
Use of an Australian Indigenous language at home.
No one in the First Nations community speaks a First Nations language, which is a little below the Tasmanian figure and far below the national average.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who use an Australian Indigenous language at home.
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 Beaconsfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60034/beaconsfield/topic/first-nations