2,975
Higher than 89% of indigenous location areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Tweed Heads · Indigenous Location
First Nations in Tweed Heads
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 2,900 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Tweed Heads, creating one of the largest First Nations populations for an area of this size. The typical resident here is noticeably older than those in the rest of the state and country, with a typical age of 27.
2,975
- 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 Tweed Heads — higher than 89% of areas.
| Tweed Heads | 2,975 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 278,043 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
A total of 2,975 First Nations people live here. At 27 years old, the typical person is noticeably older than the New South Wales figure of 23 years.
27 yrs
Older 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 strong in the area, with 38.7% of First Nations residents finishing Year 12. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 35%.
38.7%
Higher than 69% 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 8.9%, which is lower than most similar areas and well below the national figure of 12.3%.
8.9%
Lower than 70% 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.
Typical weekly household income is $1,501 and personal income is $579. Both figures are higher than in most similar areas and sit about the same as the state and national figures.
$579
Higher than 63% of indigenous location areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,501
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.
Around 5.4% of First Nations residents speak a traditional language. This is a little above the New South Wales figure, though it is well below the national average of 12.3%.
5.4%
Lower than 59% 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 Tweed Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC10402003/tweed-heads/topic/first-nations