1,076
Higher than 50% of indigenous area areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Gloucester - Dungog · Indigenous Area
First Nations in Gloucester - Dungog
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.
More than 1,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Gloucester - Dungog, which is a larger population than about half of similar areas. The community is slightly older than the national average, with a typical age of 25.
1,076
- 1–1: 8 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 1 area
- 4–6: 1 area
- 6–9: 0 areas
- 9–12: 3 areas
- 12–18: 0 areas
- 18–25: 1 area
- 25–36: 0 areas
- 36–52: 1 area
- 52–74: 0 areas
- 74–106: 0 areas
- 106–151: 5 areas
- 151–217: 5 areas
- 217–310: 9 areas
- 310–444: 33 areas
- 444–636: 49 areas
- 636–910: 60 areas
- 910–1,302: 78 areas
- 1,302–1,864: 44 areas
- 1,864–2,668: 53 areas
- 2,668–3,819: 28 areas
- 3,819–5,466: 23 areas
- 5,466–7,823: 15 areas
- 7,823–11,198: 6 areas
- 11,198–16,027: 6 areas
- 16,027–22,940: 1 area
All indigenous area areas, 2021. The marker is Gloucester - Dungog — higher than 50% of areas.
| Gloucester - Dungog | 1,076 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 278,043 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 1,076 First Nations residents here. Their typical age is 25, which is a little older than the New South Wales figure of 23 and the national figure of 24.
25 yrs
Older than 57% of indigenous area areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Education
School completion among First Nations people.
Only 26.3% of First Nations people have finished Year 12. This is lower than most areas and sits far below the Australian figure of 37%.
26.3%
Lower than 71% of indigenous area areas.
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Work
Engagement with the labour force.
The unemployment rate for First Nations people is 9.2%, which is much lower than most similar areas. This is well below the national figure of 12.3%.
9.2%
Lower than 75% of indigenous area areas.
Unemployed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as a share of the First Nations labour force (aged 15+).
Income
Personal and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income for First Nations residents is $1,478, which is higher than most similar areas. Typical personal income is $541, which is about the same as the national figure.
$541
Higher than 52% of indigenous area areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,478
Higher than 62% of indigenous area areas.
Median total weekly income for households with one or more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members.
Language & culture
Use of an Australian Indigenous language at home.
Only 1.4% of the First Nations population speaks an Indigenous language. This is among the lowest rates for this level and is far below the Australian figure of 12.3%.
1.4%
Lower than 98% of indigenous area areas.
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who use an Australian Indigenous language at home.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). First Nations in Gloucester - Dungog [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE104006/gloucester-dungog/topic/first-nations