207
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Deloraine · 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.
A total of 207 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Deloraine, which is among the largest populations at this level. This group is notably young, with a typical age of just 21 years. This is noticeably younger than the typical First Nations resident in both Tasmania and Australia.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Deloraine — higher than 86% of areas.
| Deloraine | 207 |
|---|---|
| Tasmania | 30,186 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical age for First Nations people here is 21, making the group noticeably younger than the state figure of 25 and the national figure of 24.
207
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
21 yrs
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
School completion among First Nations people.
Year 12 completion for First Nations residents is 26.7%, which is much lower than most areas and far below the Australian figure of 37%.
26.7%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Engagement with the labour force.
Unemployment among First Nations people is 6.6%, which is lower than most areas and well below both the state (10.1%) and national (12.3%) rates.
6.6%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as a share of the First Nations labour force (aged 15+).
Personal and household incomes.
Typical household income is $1,437 and personal income is $584, both of which are about the same as the figures for Tasmania and Australia.
$584
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,437
Lower than 61% 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 reported speaking a First Nations language, a figure that is lower than most areas and far below the national average of 12.3%.
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 Deloraine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60148/deloraine/topic/first-nations