People and communities

Measures

• Total number of First Nations people based on Estimated Resident Population (ERP).


• People as a proportion (%) of the total ERP, by sex, age group and Indigenous status.

Available by

• Sex: males, females, persons.


• Age group: under 5, 5–14, 15–24, 25–44, 45–64, 65 and over, all ages.


• Indigenous status: First Nations, non-Indigenous.

Data period

30 June 2021

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) ERP (2021 Census based) (ABS 2023a).

Region types

• Main structures: Australia, states and territories, Statistical Area Level 4 (SA4), Statistical Area Level 3 (SA3), Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2).


• Indigenous structures: Indigenous Regions (IREG).

Suppression

Data for percentages have been suppressed if the denominator was less than 100, due to concerns about the reliability of percentages based on small denominators.

Notes

• The denominator for the age-specific and sex-specific proportions, is the total First Nations ERP.


• Data have been randomly adjusted by the ABS to protect confidentiality. No reliance should be placed on small numbers.


• For more information about the ABS ERP head to data sources.

Measures

• Total number of First Nations people.


• People as a proportion (%) of the total population, by sex, age group and Indigenous status.

Available by

• Sex: males, females, persons.


• Age group: under 5, 5–14, 15–24, 25–44, 45–64, 65 and over, all ages.


• Indigenous status: First Nations, non-Indigenous.

Data period

Census night (10 August) 2021.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Census of Population and Housing (Census) (ABS 2022b).

Region types

• Main structure: Australia, states and territories, Statistical Area Level 4 (SA4), Statistical Area Level 3 (SA3), Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2).


• Indigenous structure: Indigenous Areas (IARE), Indigenous Locations (ILOC).


• Non-ABS structures: Local Government Areas (LGA).

Suppression

Data for percentages have been suppressed if the denominator was less than 100, due to concerns about the reliability of percentages based on small denominators.

Notes

• Data are based on place of usual residence (that is, the place where a person usually lives). It may or may not be the place the person was counted on Census night.


• The denominator for First Nations population is the total (all ages) First Nations population in the selected region, and the denominator for non-Indigenous Australians is the total (all ages) non-Indigenous population in the region.

Measure

Median age of the population.

Available by

Indigenous status: First Nations, non-Indigenous.

Data period

30 June 2021

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Census of Population and Housing (Census) (ABS 2022a).

Region types

• Main structures: Australia, Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2).


• Indigenous structures: Indigenous Area (IARE), Indigenous Location (ILOC).

Suppression

NIL

Notes

• Median is the midpoint of a list of observations that have been ranged from smallest to largest.

Measure

Proportion (%) of First Nations people by language spoken at home.

Language spoken at home categories

• Indigenous Australian languages


• English


• other languages.

Available by

Sex: males, females, persons.

Data period

30 June 2021

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Census of Population and Housing (Census) (ABS 2022b).

Region types

• Main structures: Australia, states and territories, Statistical Area Level 4 (SA4), Statistical Area Level 3 (SA3), Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2).


• Indigenous structures: Indigenous Regions (IREG), Indigenous Areas (IARE), Indigenous Locations (ILOC).


• Non-ABS structures: Local Government Areas (LGA).

Suppression

• Data have been suppressed if the denominator for the percentage was less than 100, due to concerns about the reliability of percentages based on small denominators.


• Data have been suppressed if language spoken at home was not stated for >50% of the relevant population, due to relatively high exposure to potential bias.


• Data have been flagged as interpret with caution if language spoken at home was not stated for 25%–50% of the relevant population, due to relatively high exposure to potential bias.

Notes

• The denominator for the proportions is total number of respondents, excluding those for whom information on language spoken at home was not stated.


• Data are based on responses to the Census question: ‘Does the person speak a language other than English at Home?’ Where the answer was yes, the respondent was asked to specify the language. Only one response could be provided, with the instructions indicating that if more than one language other than English is spoken, they should write the one that is spoken most often.


• Data are based on place of usual residence (that is, the place where a person usually lives). It may or may not be the place the person was counted on Census night.

First Nations households

Measure

Number of First Nations households.

Data period

Census night (10 August) 2021

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Census of Population and Housing (Census) (ABS 2022b).

Region types

• Main structures: Australia, states and territories, Statistical Area Level 4 (SA4), Statistical Area Level 3 (SA3), Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2).


• Indigenous structures: Indigenous Regions (IREG), Indigenous Areas (IARE), Indigenous Locations (ILOC).


• Non-ABS structures: Local Government Areas (LGA).

Suppression

Data have been suppressed if the denominator for the percentage was less than 100, due to concerns about the reliability of percentages based on small denominators.

Notes

Data are based on place of usual residence (that is, the place where a person usually lives). It may or may not be the place the person was counted on Census night.

Measure

Average number of people per dwelling in First Nations households.

Data period

Census night (10 August) 2021

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Census of Population and Housing (Census) (ABS 2022a).

Region types

• Main structures: Australia, states and territories, Statistical Area Level 4 (SA4), Statistical Area Level 3 (SA3), Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2).


• Indigenous structures: Indigenous Regions (IREG), Indigenous Areas (IARE), Indigenous Locations (ILOC).


• Non-ABS structures: Local Government Areas (LGA).

Suppression

Data have been suppressed if the denominator for the percentage was less than 100, due to concerns about the reliability of percentages based on small denominators.

Notes

Data are based on place of usual residence (that is, the place where a person usually lives). It may or may not be the place the person was counted on Census night.

Measures

• Number of First Nations households by specified equivalised weekly income group.


• Proportion (%) of households in the specified equivalised weekly income group, by Indigenous household indicator.

Equivalised weekly income categories

• $0–$299


• $300–$499


• $500–$799


• $800–$1,249


• $1,250 or more.

Available by

Indigenous household indicator: households with First Nations person(s), other households.

Data period

Census night (10 August) 2021.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Census of Population and Housing (Census) (ABS 2022a).

Region types

• Main structures: Australia, states and territories, Statistical Area Level 4 (SA4), Statistical Area Level 3 (SA3), Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2).


• Indigenous structures: Indigenous Regions (IREG), Indigenous Areas (IARE), Indigenous Locations (ILOC).


• Non-ABS structures: Local Government Areas (LGA).

Suppression

• Data have been suppressed if the denominator for the percentage was less than 100, due to concerns about the reliability of percentages based on small denominators.


• Data have been suppressed if household income was not stated for >50% of the relevant population, due to relatively high exposure to potential bias.


• Data have been flagged as interpret with caution if household income was not stated for 25% –50% of the relevant population, due to relatively high exposure to potential bias.

Notes

• The denominator for proportions excludes respondents whose information on income was not stated, or where Indigenous household indicator was not stated.


• Data are based on the Census variable Equivalised Total Household Income (weekly) (HIED) (see ABS 2016).


• Equivalised household income is an indicator of the economic resources available to a ‘standardised household’ that takes into account variations in household size and composition. For a one-person household, it is equal to income received. For a household comprising more than 1 person, it is an indicator of the household income that a one-person household would require to enjoy the same level of economic wellbeing.


• Equivalised household income is derived by calculating an equivalence factor according to the 'modified OECD' equivalence scale, and then dividing income by that factor. The equivalence factor is built up by allocating points to each person in a household (1 point to the first adult, 0.5 points to each additional person who is 15 years and over, and 0.3 to each child under the age of 15) and then summing the equivalence points of all household members (ABS 2016).

Measure

Median total weekly household income of First Nations households ($/week).

Data period

Census night (10 August) 2021.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Census of Population and Housing (Census) (ABS 2022a).

Region types

• Main structures: Australia, states and territories, Statistical Area Level 4 (SA4), Statistical Area Level 3 (SA3), Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2).


• Indigenous structures: Indigenous Regions (IREG), Indigenous Areas (IARE), Indigenous Locations (ILOC).


• Non-ABS structures: Local Government Areas (LGA).

Suppression

NIL

Notes

Median is the midpoint of a list of observations that have been ranged from smallest to largest.