6
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Table Cape · 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 First Nations resident in Table Cape is far older than those across the state, with a typical age of 42. While only six people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, they see household incomes well above the national figure.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Table Cape — higher than 51% of areas.
| Table Cape | 6 |
|---|---|
| Tasmania | 30,186 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
Six First Nations people live here, which is more than about 54% of similar areas. The typical age of these residents is 42, which is far older than the Tasmanian figure of 25.
6
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
42 yrs
Older than 80% 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 residents is $2,370, which is far above the $1,370 seen in Tasmania. However, the typical personal income of $575 is about the same as the figures for both the state and the nation.
$575
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$2,374
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total weekly income for households with one or more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). First Nations in Table Cape [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60662/table-cape/topic/first-nations