2,267
Higher than 75% of indigenous area areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Great Lakes · Indigenous Area
First Nations in Great Lakes
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 growing First Nations community has emerged in Great Lakes, where 2,267 people now identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. This population is noticeably older than the national figure, with a typical age of 27.
2,267
- 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 Great Lakes — higher than 75% of areas.
| Great Lakes | 2,267 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 278,043 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 2,267 First Nations people living here, which is a larger group than in about 77% of similar areas. The typical age of 27 is noticeably older than the New South Wales figure of 23.
27 yrs
Older than 71% 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.
School completion is low, with only 25.6% of First Nations residents finishing Year 12. This is far below the Australian figure of 37%.
25.6%
Lower than 73% 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.
About 12.2% of First Nations people are unemployed. This is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the Australian figure of 12.3%.
12.2%
Lower than 53% 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 incomes are lower than most areas, with household earnings at $1,201, well below the New South Wales figure of $1,558. Personal income is also a little below the state and national figures.
$491
Lower than 64% of indigenous area areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,201
Lower than 69% 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 2.2% of the community speaks a First Nations language. This is much lower than most similar areas and far below the national figure of 12.3%.
2.2%
Lower than 91% 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 Great Lakes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE104008/great-lakes/topic/first-nations