41
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Alyangula · 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.
Forty-one First Nations people live in Alyangula, an area where this group sees exceptionally strong employment and income outcomes. The typical resident is 28, making the First Nations population here noticeably older than the national figure of 24.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Alyangula — higher than 75% of areas.
| Alyangula | 41 |
|---|---|
| Northern Territory | 61,115 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical age for First Nations residents is 28, which is a little older than the Northern Territory figure of 26.
41
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
28 yrs
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
School completion among First Nations people.
School completion is high, with 58.3% of First Nations people finishing Year 12. This is far above the national figure of 37.0% and the Territory's 23.2%.
58.3%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Engagement with the labour force.
Unemployment for First Nations people is at 0.0%, which is far below the 12.3% national rate and the 20.8% seen across the Northern Territory.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as a share of the First Nations labour force (aged 15+).
Personal and household incomes.
Typical incomes are among the highest for similar areas, with households earning $3,749 and individuals earning $1,625. Both figures are far above the national and Territory averages.
$1,625
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$3,749
Higher than 93% 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.
About 14.6% of First Nations residents speak a traditional language, which is a little above the Australian figure but far below the 60.1% seen across the Northern Territory.
14.6%
Higher than 86% 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 Alyangula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70007/alyangula/topic/first-nations