Lewisham · Suburb / Locality

First Nations in Lewisham

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.

More than 79% of similar areas have fewer Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people than Lewisham, where 47 people identify as First Nations. The typical person in this group is 28, making the population noticeably older than the national figure.

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Where Lewisham sits — Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people

47
  • 1–1: 6180 areas
  • 1–2: 0 areas
  • 2–3: 0 areas
  • 3–4: 770 areas
  • 4–5: 626 areas
  • 5–7: 781 areas
  • 7–9: 780 areas
  • 9–12: 625 areas
  • 12–17: 661 areas
  • 17–23: 511 areas
  • 23–32: 567 areas
  • 32–44: 486 areas
  • 44–60: 559 areas
  • 60–82: 470 areas
  • 82–113: 455 areas
  • 113–155: 490 areas
  • 155–212: 381 areas
  • 212–291: 319 areas
  • 291–398: 256 areas
  • 398–546: 182 areas
  • 546–748: 111 areas
  • 748–1,025: 72 areas
  • 1,025–1,404: 38 areas
  • 1,404–1,924: 20 areas
  • 1,924–2,637: 10 areas
  • 2,637–3,613: 1 area
  • 3,613–4,952: 0 areas
  • 4,952–6,786: 1 area

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Lewisham — higher than 76% of areas.

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people compared with the state and national average
Lewisham47
Tasmania 30,186

Population & age

How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.

The typical age of First Nations residents is 28, which is noticeably older than the average in Tasmania and Australia.

Education

School completion among First Nations people.

Year 12 completion for First Nations people is 31.3%, which is well below the national figure of 37.0%.

Work

Engagement with the labour force.

The First Nations unemployment rate is 0.0%, which is far below the 12.3% seen across Australia.

Income

Personal and household incomes.

Typical household income for First Nations residents is $2,187, which is well above both the Tasmanian and national figures.

Language & culture

Use of an Australian Indigenous language at home.

No one in this group speaks a First Nations language, a result that is far below the Australian figure of 12.3%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). First Nations in Lewisham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60334/lewisham/topic/first-nations