23
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Connellan · Suburb / Locality
First Nations in Connellan
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 higher proportion of First Nations people live in Connellan than in 71% of similar areas. This small population is generally older than the national figure, with a typical age of 28 years.
23
- 1–1: 6180 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 770 areas
- 4–5: 626 areas
- 5–7: 781 areas
- 7–9: 780 areas
- 9–12: 625 areas
- 12–17: 661 areas
- 17–23: 511 areas
- 23–32: 567 areas
- 32–44: 486 areas
- 44–60: 559 areas
- 60–82: 470 areas
- 82–113: 455 areas
- 113–155: 490 areas
- 155–212: 381 areas
- 212–291: 319 areas
- 291–398: 256 areas
- 398–546: 182 areas
- 546–748: 111 areas
- 748–1,025: 72 areas
- 1,025–1,404: 38 areas
- 1,404–1,924: 20 areas
- 1,924–2,637: 10 areas
- 2,637–3,613: 1 area
- 3,613–4,952: 0 areas
- 4,952–6,786: 1 area
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Connellan — higher than 71% of areas.
| Connellan | 23 |
|---|---|
| Northern Territory | 61,115 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 23 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people here. The typical resident in this group is 28, which is a little older than the Northern Territory figure of 26.
28 yrs
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Education
School completion among First Nations people.
About 33.3% of First Nations residents finished Year 12. This is far above the Northern Territory figure of 23.2%, though it remains well below the Australian average of 37%.
33.3%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Income
Personal and household incomes.
Household income for First Nations residents is $1,999, which is well above both the national and territory figures. Personal income follows a similar trend, at $824, which is far above the $323 seen across the Territory.
$824
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,999
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total weekly income for households with one or more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members.
Language & culture
Use of an Australian Indigenous language at home.
Around 13% of First Nations people here speak a First Nations language. While this is much higher than most similar areas, it is far below the Northern Territory figure of 60.1%.
13.0%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who use an Australian Indigenous language at home.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). First Nations in Connellan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70061/connellan/topic/first-nations