3
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
ACT Remainder - Belconnen · 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.
A very young First Nations population lives in ACT Remainder - Belconnen, with a typical age of just 13. While only three people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander here, they report incomes that are far above the national and territory figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is ACT Remainder - Belconnen — lower than 57% of areas.
| ACT Remainder - Belconnen | 3 |
|---|---|
| Australian Capital Territory | 8,949 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical First Nations resident is 13 years old, which is far younger than the typical age of 24 seen across Australia and the ACT.
3
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13 yrs
Younger than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Personal and household incomes.
Household incomes for First Nations people are among the highest in similar areas, with a typical amount of $8,000. This is far above the national figure of $1,507 and the ACT's $2,289.
$1,375
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$8,000
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total weekly income for households with one or more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). First Nations in ACT Remainder - Belconnen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80001/act-remainder-belconnen/topic/first-nations