29
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Lambells Lagoon · 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.
More First Nations people live in Lambells Lagoon than in about 74% of similar areas. The community is notably young, with a typical age of just 15 years, and many residents earn well above the national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Lambells Lagoon — higher than 72% of areas.
| Lambells Lagoon | 29 |
|---|---|
| Northern Territory | 61,115 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 29 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people here. Their typical age is 15, which is far younger than the Northern Territory figure of 26 and the Australian figure of 24.
29
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15 yrs
Younger 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 household income for First Nations people is $2,250, which is far above the $1,318 seen across the Northern Territory. Personal incomes are also higher than typical, at $599.
$599
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$2,250
Higher than 71% 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 34.5% of First Nations people speak a traditional language. This is far above the Australian figure of 12.3%, though it is far below the 60.1% seen across the Northern Territory.
34.5%
Higher than 90% 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 Lambells Lagoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70155/lambells-lagoon/topic/first-nations