Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents
/v1/suburbs/{suburb_name}/area-stats/indigenous-status5¢ per callHow many residents are Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander or both, and what share of the area that is, for every suburb and council area.
Coverage: About 11,000 suburbs and localities and 545 council areas across Australia, in all states and territories (areas with too few people or homes for reliable figures are left out); one snapshot at 10 August 2021. Current to 2021-08-10. Full description, field list and method: /v1/datasets/indigenous-status.
Exact suburb identifier required. Exact official suburb name (SAL), e.g. Burwood (NSW) — many suburbs carry a state suffix. If starting from free text or an unverified bare name, first call GET /v1/geocode/suburb?q=<text>, then use the exact data[].area_name it returns. Suburb data endpoints do not guess a state or typo-correct names.
Authorization
Request
The only values you send. Fields under Responses below are what comes back — you never pass those.
Path parameters
suburb_namestringrequiredExact official suburb name (SAL), e.g. `Burwood (NSW)` — many suburbs carry a state suffix. If starting from free text or an unverified bare name, first call `GET /v1/geocode/suburb?q=<text>`, then use the exact `data[].area_name` it returns. Suburb data endpoints do not guess a state or typo-correct names.
Query parameters
fieldsstringoptionalComma-separated subset of: total_population, indigenous_count, indigenous_pct, aboriginal_count, aboriginal_pct, torres_strait_islander_count, torres_strait_islander_pct, both_aboriginal_and_torres_strait_islander_count, both_aboriginal_and_torres_strait_islander_pct, non_indigenous_count, non_indigenous_pct, indigenous_status_not_stated_count, indigenous_status_not_stated_pct. Omit for all.
fromstringoptionalFirst period to include: 2020, 2020-Q3, 2020-07 or 2020-07-01.
tostringoptionalLast period to include, same formats as `from`.
Responses
Successful Response
datasetstringalways returnedDataset slug; describe it with /v1/datasets/{slug}.
levelstringalways returnedsuburb, lga or block.
areastringalways returnedCanonical name (or mesh-block code) of the area answered.
period_typestringalways returnedsnapshot, year, financial_year, quarter or month.
as_ofstring · datealways returnedDate the dataset is current to. Values are never withheld for age; check this instead.
modelledbooleanalways returnedTrue when the figures are estimates from a model rather than counts or measurements.
fieldsarray of DatasetFieldSeriesalways returned/v1/suburbs/{suburb_name}/area-stats/indigenous-statuscurl --request GET \
--url 'https://api.microburbs.com.au/v1/suburbs/Belmont%20North/area-stats/indigenous-status' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer test'{
"data": {
"dataset": "indigenous-status",
"level": "suburb",
"area": "Bondi",
"period_type": "snapshot",
"as_of": "2021-08-10",
"modelled": false,
"fields": [
{
"field": "total_population",
"name": "Total residents",
"unit": "persons",
"values": [
{
"period": "2021-08-10",
"period_start": "2021-08-10",
"value": 10411
}
]
},
{
"field": "indigenous_count",
"name": "Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander",
"unit": "persons",
"values": [
{
"period": "2021-08-10",
"period_start": "2021-08-10",
"value": 47
}
]
},
{
"field": "indigenous_pct",
"name": "Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: share of residents",
"unit": "%",
"values": [
{
"period": "2021-08-10",
"period_start": "2021-08-10",
"value": 0.45
}
]
}
]
}
}About this dataset
About 11,000 suburbs and localities and 545 council areas across Australia, in all states and territories (areas with too few people or homes for reliable figures are left out); one snapshot at 10 August 2021. Current to 2021-08-10; refreshed five-yearly.
What it is
The number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents on 10 August 2021, for every suburb and council area, split into Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, and both, alongside non-Indigenous residents and those who did not answer.
What it shows
Residents by Indigenous status, each as a head-count and as a share of all residents, plus the total. Counts and shares are separate fields (for example indigenous_count and indigenous_pct). indigenous equals aboriginal plus torres_strait_islander plus both, within randomisation noise.
Why use it
Use it to find and serve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities: to plan health, education, housing and community services, to meet Indigenous engagement or procurement goals, to target culturally appropriate programs, or to add a community profile to a suburb report. Nationally about 3.2% of residents identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
How it is built
Indigenous status is self-identified. The base is all residents, including those who did not answer (not_stated), so the shares of the four groups add to about 100. Areas with fewer than 50 residents are left out. Our 2021 area statistics, matched to our suburb and council-area names. Figures are a snapshot at 10 August 2021 (the latest full count), so they describe the area then, not today. To protect privacy the source lightly randomises small numbers, so a count of 0, 3 or 6 can be approximate and shares in small areas jump around: check the base field before trusting a percentage. Shares are rounded to two decimals and capped at 100.
Fields
| Field | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|
total_populationTotal residents | persons | All residents counted in the area on 10 August 2021, the base for every share. |
indigenous_countAboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander | persons | Number of residents in the area who are: Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander (2021 snapshot). Small counts are lightly randomised for privacy. |
indigenous_pctAboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: share of residents | % | Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander as a percent of all residents in the area. |
aboriginal_countAboriginal (not Torres Strait Islander) | persons | Number of residents in the area who are: Aboriginal (not Torres Strait Islander) (2021 snapshot). Small counts are lightly randomised for privacy. |
aboriginal_pctAboriginal (not Torres Strait Islander): share of residents | % | Aboriginal (not Torres Strait Islander) as a percent of all residents in the area. |
torres_strait_islander_countTorres Strait Islander (not Aboriginal) | persons | Number of residents in the area who are: Torres Strait Islander (not Aboriginal) (2021 snapshot). Small counts are lightly randomised for privacy. |
torres_strait_islander_pctTorres Strait Islander (not Aboriginal): share of residents | % | Torres Strait Islander (not Aboriginal) as a percent of all residents in the area. |
both_aboriginal_and_torres_strait_islander_countBoth Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander | persons | Number of residents in the area who are: Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (2021 snapshot). Small counts are lightly randomised for privacy. |
both_aboriginal_and_torres_strait_islander_pctBoth Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander: share of residents | % | Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander as a percent of all residents in the area. |
non_indigenous_countNon-Indigenous | persons | Number of residents in the area who are: Non-Indigenous (2021 snapshot). Small counts are lightly randomised for privacy. |
non_indigenous_pctNon-Indigenous: share of residents | % | Non-Indigenous as a percent of all residents in the area. |
indigenous_status_not_stated_countIndigenous status not stated | persons | Number of residents in the area who are: Indigenous status not stated (2021 snapshot). Small counts are lightly randomised for privacy. |
indigenous_status_not_stated_pctIndigenous status not stated: share of residents | % | Indigenous status not stated as a percent of all residents in the area. |