27
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Quoiba · 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.
Twenty-seven Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Quoiba, which is more than about 73% of similar areas. This group is noticeably older than the state and national figures, with a typical age of 30 years.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Quoiba — higher than 72% of areas.
| Quoiba | 27 |
|---|---|
| Tasmania | 30,186 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 27 First Nations residents here. At 30 years, the typical person in this group is noticeably older than the typical First Nations person in Tasmania (25) or Australia (24).
27
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
30 yrs
Older than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
School completion among First Nations people.
No one in the First Nations community has completed Year 12. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and far below the Tasmanian figure of 33.9%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Personal and household incomes.
The typical personal income for First Nations people is $619, which is a little above the national figure of $540. However, household income is $1,312, which is lower than most areas.
$619
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,312
Lower than 68% 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 the First Nations group speaks a First Nations language. This is lower than most areas and far below the 12.3% seen across Australia.
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 Quoiba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60532/quoiba/topic/first-nations