48
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Glen Huon · 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.
Zero percent unemployment among First Nations people is the most striking feature of Glen Huon. This community has 48 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents, which is a larger population than about 79% of similar areas.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Glen Huon — higher than 77% of areas.
| Glen Huon | 48 |
|---|---|
| Tasmania | 30,186 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical First Nations resident is 25 years old, which is about the same as the Tasmanian figure and slightly older than the national average.
48
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
25 yrs
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
School completion among First Nations people.
About 34.3% of First Nations people here finished Year 12, a figure that is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian average.
34.3%
Lower than 64% 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.
No one in the First Nations community is currently unemployed, a rate that is far below both the Tasmanian figure of 10.1% and the national rate of 12.3%.
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+).
Personal and household incomes.
Household incomes for First Nations people are higher than most areas, with a typical weekly income of $1,937, which is well above the national figure of $1,507.
$828
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,937
Higher than 60% 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 the First Nations community speaks a First Nations language, which is far below the Australian 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 Glen Huon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60229/glen-huon/topic/first-nations