14
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Kaoota · 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 proportion of First Nations people live in Kaoota than in about 66% of similar areas. This group is exceptionally young, with a typical age of just 6 years, which is far younger than the state and national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kaoota — higher than 63% of areas.
| Kaoota | 14 |
|---|---|
| Tasmania | 30,186 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 14 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the area. Their typical age is only 6, making them far younger than the typical First Nations resident in Tasmania (25) or Australia (24).
14
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6 yrs
Younger than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Personal and household incomes.
Typical First Nations household income is $2,250, which is far above the Tasmanian figure of $1,370. However, typical personal income is $574, which is about the same as the national figure of $540.
$574
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$2,250
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total weekly income for households with one or more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). First Nations in Kaoota [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60295/kaoota/topic/first-nations