Lambells Lagoon · Suburb / Locality

First Nations in Lambells Lagoon

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.

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📍 Lambells Lagoon, Suburb / Locality

Where Lambells Lagoon sits — Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people

29
  • 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 Lambells Lagoon — higher than 72% of areas.

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people compared with the state and national average
Lambells Lagoon29
Northern Territory 61,115

Population & age

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.

Income

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.

Language & culture

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.

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 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