206
Lower than 71% of indigenous location areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Stanley Village · Indigenous Location
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.
Far older ages and much lower incomes mark the First Nations experience in Stanley Village. There are 206 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people here, and the typical person is 37, which is far older than the New South Wales figure of 23.
All indigenous location areas, 2021. The marker is Stanley Village — lower than 71% of areas.
| Stanley Village | 206 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 278,043 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical First Nations resident is 37, which is far older than both the state and national figures of 23 and 24 years.
206
Lower than 71% of indigenous location areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
37 yrs
Older than 95% of indigenous location areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
School completion among First Nations people.
Only 17.1% of First Nations people have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 37%.
17.1%
Lower than 85% of indigenous location areas.
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Engagement with the labour force.
Unemployment for First Nations people is 16.1%, which is well above the New South Wales rate of 9.8%.
16.1%
Higher than 71% of indigenous location areas.
Unemployed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as a share of the First Nations labour force (aged 15+).
Personal and household incomes.
Typical household income is $1,089, well below the $1,558 figure for New South Wales, while typical personal income of $454 is also well below the state average.
$454
Lower than 68% of indigenous location areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,089
Lower than 70% of indigenous location areas.
Median total weekly income for households with one or more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members.
Use of an Australian Indigenous language at home.
Just 2.9% of First Nations people here speak a traditional language, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 12.3%.
2.9%
Lower than 82% of indigenous location areas.
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who use an Australian Indigenous language at home.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). First Nations in Stanley Village [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC10200704/stanley-village/topic/first-nations