Thursday Island, a small island in the Torres Strait is located 2,640km north west of Brisbane, 804km north of Cairns, 141km south west of Papua New Guinea, 35km north west of Cape York. Its area is about 4.5 square km and is legally part of Queensland. Locally known as “TI”, or the Torres Strait Islander name is Waiben, means ‘dry place’ due to the geological of the island it has lack of fresh water; island gets its water supply from a dam in Horn Island. TI has a tropical humidity and has two seasons wet season begins around November and ends around May and dry season begins around June to October.
The island had its first European settlement in 1877 and has since then became the administrative and commercial ‘capital’ of Torres Strait …show more content…
62.9% of the people are employed full time or identified as being in the labour force. Both sexes participation in the labour force are relatively similar with Male 64.4% vs. Female 61.6%. Female single parents occupying private dwellings rate is significantly higher 88.8% compared to 11.2% of Males single parents in the population households. LGA average family income in TI is $1,736 relatively higher compared to NSW at $1,477. The main industries people from Thursday Island work involve public sector jobs with 24.7% Health care and social assistance, 20.4% Public administration and safety, 14.7% Education and …show more content…
Prescriptions and medical care are free for all residents of the Torres Strait.
Primary Health Care Centre covering services like immunisation, children, women’s and men’s health assessment disease prevention and health promotion, aged care assessment, palliative care, alcohol, tobacco and drug education, Indigenous health and specialist mental health services.
The Islanders Board of Industry and Service (IBIS) healthy choice program to promote healthy lifestyle and eating habits for Indigenous people; the program includes subsidising the provision of healthy and nutritious food to make it affordable.
Tertiary education facilitates James Cook University offering teaching and nursing courses to enable to retain within the island whilst completing the qualifications.
One of the other key strength of the island is the Torres Strait Islander culture, they share close connection with the land the sea and art and greatly valued by the community. Most islanders are culturally proud and share strong community ties. (TSRA 2015)
The island had its first European settlement in 1877 and has since then became the administrative and commercial ‘capital’ of Torres Strait …show more content…
62.9% of the people are employed full time or identified as being in the labour force. Both sexes participation in the labour force are relatively similar with Male 64.4% vs. Female 61.6%. Female single parents occupying private dwellings rate is significantly higher 88.8% compared to 11.2% of Males single parents in the population households. LGA average family income in TI is $1,736 relatively higher compared to NSW at $1,477. The main industries people from Thursday Island work involve public sector jobs with 24.7% Health care and social assistance, 20.4% Public administration and safety, 14.7% Education and …show more content…
Prescriptions and medical care are free for all residents of the Torres Strait.
Primary Health Care Centre covering services like immunisation, children, women’s and men’s health assessment disease prevention and health promotion, aged care assessment, palliative care, alcohol, tobacco and drug education, Indigenous health and specialist mental health services.
The Islanders Board of Industry and Service (IBIS) healthy choice program to promote healthy lifestyle and eating habits for Indigenous people; the program includes subsidising the provision of healthy and nutritious food to make it affordable.
Tertiary education facilitates James Cook University offering teaching and nursing courses to enable to retain within the island whilst completing the qualifications.
One of the other key strength of the island is the Torres Strait Islander culture, they share close connection with the land the sea and art and greatly valued by the community. Most islanders are culturally proud and share strong community ties. (TSRA 2015)