14
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Verona Sands · 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.
An older population defines the First Nations community in Verona Sands, where the typical person is 52. This is far older than the national figure for First Nations people, which is just 24.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Verona Sands — higher than 63% of areas.
| Verona Sands | 14 |
|---|---|
| Tasmania | 30,186 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 14 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living here. At 52 years old, the typical First Nations resident is much older than those in most similar areas.
14
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
52 yrs
Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Personal and household incomes.
Typical personal incomes for First Nations residents are $450, which is a little below the national figure of $540. Household incomes sit at $1,374, which is about the same as the Tasmanian average.
$450
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,374
Lower than 65% 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 Verona Sands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60713/verona-sands/topic/first-nations