30
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Heybridge · 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.
Thirty people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander in Heybridge, which is a larger group than in about 74% of similar areas. This community is young, with a typical age of 25, though it faces significant financial challenges compared to the rest of the country.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Heybridge — higher than 73% of areas.
| Heybridge | 30 |
|---|---|
| Tasmania | 30,186 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 30 First Nations people living here. The typical age is 25, which is about the same as across Tasmania and a little older than the national figure of 24.
30
Higher than 73% 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.
Personal and household incomes.
Household income for First Nations residents is $1,125 per week, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Australian figure of $1,507. Typical personal income is also well below the national figure, at $417.
$417
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,125
Lower than 77% 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 areas and 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 Heybridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60271/heybridge/topic/first-nations