Moriarty · Suburb / Locality

First Nations in Moriarty

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 noticeably young First Nations community is found in Moriarty, where the typical person is only 19 years old. There are 21 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living here, which is a larger group than in about 70% of similar areas.

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Where Moriarty sits — Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people

21
  • 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 Moriarty — higher than 69% of areas.

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people compared with the state and national average
Moriarty21
Tasmania 30,186

Population & age

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

The typical First Nations resident is 19, making this group noticeably younger than those in Tasmania (25) and across Australia (24).

Income

Personal and household incomes.

Typical weekly incomes are low, with households earning $1,166 and individuals making $325, both of which are far below the national and state figures.

Language & culture

Use of an Australian Indigenous language at home.

No one in this group speaks a First Nations language, a figure that is a little below the Tasmanian average and far below the national rate 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 Moriarty [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60424/moriarty/topic/first-nations