26
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Boat Harbour · 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.
Twenty-six Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Boat Harbour, which is more than about 73% of similar areas. This community is slightly older than the state and national figures, with a typical age of 26.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Boat Harbour — higher than 72% of areas.
| Boat Harbour | 26 |
|---|---|
| Tasmania | 30,186 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The First Nations population here is larger than most similar areas. The typical age of 26 is a little older than the Tasmanian figure of 25 and the national figure of 24.
26
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
26 yrs
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Personal and household incomes.
Typical personal income for First Nations people is $725, which is well above both the Tasmanian and Australian figures. However, household income is $1,374, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure.
$725
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,374
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total weekly income for households with one or more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members.
Use of an Australian Indigenous language at home.
No one in this group speaks a First Nations language, a figure that is a little below the state average and far below the national figure.
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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). First Nations in Boat Harbour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60058/boat-harbour/topic/first-nations