Port Adelaide - Enfield · Indigenous Area

First Nations in Port Adelaide - Enfield

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.

Over 3,200 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Port Adelaide - Enfield, making it home to a larger First Nations population than about 85% of similar areas. This community is noticeably older than the state and national figures, with a typical age of 27.

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📍 Port Adelaide - Enfield, Indigenous Area

Where Port Adelaide - Enfield sits — Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people

3,298
  • 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 Port Adelaide - Enfield — higher than 85% of areas.

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people compared with the state and national average
Port Adelaide - Enfield3,298
South Australia 42,562

Population & age

How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.

The typical First Nations resident is 27 years old, which is three years older than the usual age across Australia and South Australia.

Education

School completion among First Nations people.

About 35.3% of First Nations people have finished Year 12, a figure that is about the same as the South Australian average.

Work

Engagement with the labour force.

The unemployment rate for First Nations people is 15.7%, which is higher than most similar areas and well above the national figure of 12.3%.

Income

Personal and household incomes.

Typical weekly household incomes for First Nations residents are $1,229, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian average.

Language & culture

Use of an Australian Indigenous language at home.

A total of 10.9% of the First Nations community speaks a First Nations language, a rate that is higher than most similar areas.

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 Port Adelaide - Enfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE401016/port-adelaide-enfield/topic/first-nations