Pelham · Suburb / Locality

First Nations in Pelham

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.

Very few First Nations people live in Pelham, making it smaller than about 60% of similar areas. For the few who do reside here, the typical age is 51, which is far older than the national figure.

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Where Pelham sits — Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people

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  • 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 Pelham — lower than 99% of areas.

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

Population & age

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

The typical First Nations resident is 51 years old. This is far older than the typical age of 25 in Tasmania and 24 across Australia.

Income

Personal and household incomes.

Household income for First Nations people is $749, which is far below the Tasmanian figure of $1,370. Typical personal income is also a little below the national figure, at $450.

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 Pelham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60499/pelham/topic/first-nations