1,004
Higher than 78% of indigenous location areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Goonellabah · Indigenous Location
First Nations in Goonellabah
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.
More than 80% of similar areas have fewer Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people than Goonellabah, which is home to 1,004 First Nations residents. This population is notably young, with a typical age of just 23 years. It is a community where school completion is higher than the national figure.
1,004
- 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 Goonellabah — higher than 78% of areas.
| Goonellabah | 1,004 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 278,043 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 1,004 First Nations people living here. The typical person is 23, which is younger than most areas and a little younger than the Australian figure of 24.
23 yrs
Younger than 71% 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.
School completion is a strong point, as 38.3% of First Nations residents finished Year 12. This is higher than most areas and well above the New South Wales figure of 35.0%.
38.3%
Higher than 68% 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.
The unemployment rate for First Nations people is 12.3%. This is about the same as the national figure, though a little above the New South Wales rate of 9.8%.
12.3%
Higher than 51% 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 is higher than most areas, with a typical weekly amount of $1,504. Personal income is around the middle for its level at $547, which is a little below the state figure of $600.
$547
Higher than 55% of indigenous location areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,504
Higher than 64% 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.
About 8.5% of First Nations residents speak a traditional language. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 4.0%, though well below the national average of 12.3%.
8.5%
Higher than 57% 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 Goonellabah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC10401201/goonellabah/topic/first-nations