28
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Riana · 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 typical age of 31 for First Nations people makes Riana's indigenous population noticeably older than the national figure. There are 28 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents here, which is more than about 73% of similar areas.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Riana — higher than 72% of areas.
| Riana | 28 |
|---|---|
| Tasmania | 30,186 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical First Nations resident is 31, which is noticeably older than the state figure of 25 and the national figure of 24.
28
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
31 yrs
Older than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Personal and household incomes.
Household income for First Nations people is $1,875, well above the Tasmanian figure of $1,370. Personal income is also far above national and state levels, with a typical person earning $949.
$949
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,875
Higher than 57% 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 community here speaks a traditional language, which is far below the national figure of 12.3%.
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 Riana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60550/riana/topic/first-nations