393
Lower than 87% of indigenous area areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Wakefield - Clare and Gilbert Valleys · Indigenous Area
First Nations in Wakefield - Clare and Gilbert Valleys
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.
Fewer than 400 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Wakefield - Clare and Gilbert Valleys, which is a smaller population than about 87% of similar areas. This group is noticeably younger than the state and national average, with a typical age of just 21 years.
393
- 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 Wakefield - Clare and Gilbert Valleys — lower than 87% of areas.
| Wakefield - Clare and Gilbert Valleys | 393 |
|---|---|
| South Australia | 42,562 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The First Nations population here is quite young, with a typical age of 21, which is 3 years younger than the figure for South Australia and the rest of the country.
21 yrs
Younger than 93% 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 lower than most areas, with only 29.5% of First Nations residents finishing Year 12. This is well below the South Australian figure of 34.7%.
29.5%
Lower than 60% 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 9.8%, which is lower than most similar areas and well below the state figure of 15.6%.
9.8%
Lower than 71% 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 household income is $1,184, which is lower than most areas and well below the national figure. Personal income is $497, which is about the same as the state average.
$497
Lower than 62% of indigenous area areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,184
Lower than 71% 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 1.8% of First Nations people here speak a traditional language. This is far below the South Australian figure of 13.4% and among the lowest across similar areas.
1.8%
Lower than 95% 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 Wakefield - Clare and Gilbert Valleys [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE401022/wakefield-clare-and-gilbert-valleys/topic/first-nations