936
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Holtze · 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.
Strong employment and high incomes define the experience for First Nations people in Holtze. With 936 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents, this is one of the largest groups in the region. The typical First Nations person here is 32, which is noticeably older than the Northern Territory average.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Holtze — higher than 88% of areas.
| Holtze | 936 |
|---|---|
| Northern Territory | 61,115 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
First Nations residents are older than in most other areas, with a typical age of 32 years. This is far older than the national figure of 24.
936
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
32 yrs
Older than 69% 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 low, with only 21.7% of First Nations people finishing Year 12. This is much lower than most areas and far below the Australian figure of 37%.
21.7%
Lower than 88% 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.
Job prospects are exceptionally strong here, with a 0.0% unemployment rate for First Nations people. This is far below both the Northern Territory rate of 20.8% and the national figure of 12.3%.
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.
Earnings are much higher than most areas, with typical household incomes of $2,625. This is far above the Northern Territory figure of $1,318, while typical personal incomes of $1,142 are also far above the national average.
$1,142
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$2,625
Higher than 82% 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.
Very few people speak a First Nations language here at 0.9%. This is far below the 60.1% seen across the Northern Territory and well under the national figure.
0.9%
Lower than 67% 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 Holtze [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70127/holtze/topic/first-nations