376
Lower than 53% of indigenous location areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Coonabarabran · Indigenous Location
First Nations in Coonabarabran
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 gap of nearly 10 percentage points in unemployment separates First Nations people in Coonabarabran from the state average. There are 376 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living here, with a typical age of 25 years.
376
- 1–1: 17 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–5: 2 areas
- 5–7: 0 areas
- 7–10: 3 areas
- 10–13: 1 area
- 13–19: 2 areas
- 19–26: 7 areas
- 26–36: 9 areas
- 36–49: 13 areas
- 49–68: 34 areas
- 68–95: 43 areas
- 95–131: 69 areas
- 131–182: 88 areas
- 182–251: 108 areas
- 251–348: 107 areas
- 348–482: 139 areas
- 482–667: 115 areas
- 667–923: 127 areas
- 923–1,278: 91 areas
- 1,278–1,769: 71 areas
- 1,769–2,448: 39 areas
- 2,448–3,389: 22 areas
- 3,389–4,691: 16 areas
- 4,691–6,494: 8 areas
- 6,494–8,989: 7 areas
All indigenous location areas, 2021. The marker is Coonabarabran — lower than 53% of areas.
| Coonabarabran | 376 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 278,043 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical First Nations resident is 25, which is a little older than the typical person in New South Wales or across Australia.
25 yrs
Older than 50% of indigenous location areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Education
School completion among First Nations people.
About 34.8% of First Nations people finished Year 12, a figure that is about the same as the New South Wales average.
34.8%
Higher than 59% of indigenous location 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.
Unemployment for First Nations people is 19.5%, which is well above the New South Wales rate of 9.8% and much higher than most similar areas.
19.5%
Higher than 77% of indigenous location areas.
Unemployed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as a share of the First Nations labour force (aged 15+).
Income
Personal and household incomes.
Household income for First Nations people is $1,057, which is well below both the state and national figures. Typical personal income is $513, slightly lower than the New South Wales figure.
$513
Lower than 53% of indigenous location areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,057
Lower than 73% of indigenous location 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 4.3% of First Nations people speak a First Nations language, which is well below the national figure of 12.3%.
4.3%
Lower than 69% of indigenous location 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 Coonabarabran [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC10100701/coonabarabran/topic/first-nations