129
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Wutunugurra · 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.
Almost every person identified as First Nations in Wutunugurra speaks a traditional language, with 98.4% doing so. This small community has a population of 129 First Nations people, who are generally older than those in similar areas across the country.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wutunugurra — higher than 86% of areas.
| Wutunugurra | 129 |
|---|---|
| Northern Territory | 61,115 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 129 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living here. The typical age is 28, which is a little older than the Northern Territory figure of 26.
129
Higher than 86% 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 very low, with 0.0% of First Nations residents finishing Year 12. This is far below the Northern Territory rate of 23.2%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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.
Finding work is a significant challenge here. The First Nations unemployment rate is 78.3%, which is far above the 12.3% seen across Australia.
78.3%
Higher 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.
Household income for First Nations people is $933, well below the Northern Territory figure of $1,318. Typical personal incomes are $355, which is well below the national figure.
$355
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$933
Lower than 84% 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.
Language is very strong in Wutunugurra, where 98.4% of First Nations people speak a traditional language. This is far above the national figure of 12.3%.
98.4%
Higher than 99% 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 Wutunugurra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70296/wutunugurra/topic/first-nations