102
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Geilston Bay · 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 larger First Nations population than about 87% of similar areas lives in Geilston Bay. This group is notably young, with a typical age of just 22 years. The community also sees higher school completion rates and lower unemployment compared to state and national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Geilston Bay — higher than 86% of areas.
| Geilston Bay | 102 |
|---|---|
| Tasmania | 30,186 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 102 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people here. The typical resident in this group is 22, which is noticeably younger than the Tasmanian figure of 25.
102
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
22 yrs
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
School completion among First Nations people.
Over half of First Nations residents (50.8%) have finished Year 12. This is far above both the Tasmanian figure of 33.9% and the national figure of 37.0%.
50.8%
Higher than 73% 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.
The unemployment rate for First Nations people is 7.7%, which is lower than most similar areas. This is a little below the Tasmanian rate and well below the national figure of 12.3%.
7.7%
Lower than 63% 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 $1,781, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of $1,370. However, typical personal income is $564, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
$564
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,781
Higher than 53% 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. This is lower than most similar areas and far below the national figure 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 Geilston Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60224/geilston-bay/topic/first-nations