Narooma · Indigenous Location

First Nations in Narooma

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 typical First Nations resident in Narooma is just 21 years old, making this group noticeably younger than the national figure. There are 195 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living here, though this is a smaller population than in most similar areas.

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Where Narooma sits — Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people

195
  • 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 Narooma — lower than 73% of areas.

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people compared with the state and national average
Narooma195
New South Wales 278,043

Population & age

How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.

The typical age of First Nations residents is 21, which is a little younger than the New South Wales figure of 23 and noticeably younger than the Australian average of 24.

Education

School completion among First Nations people.

About 32.7% of First Nations people here finished Year 12, which is around the middle for similar areas but well below the national figure of 37.0%.

Work

Engagement with the labour force.

The unemployment rate for First Nations people is 10.8%, which is about the same as the New South Wales rate of 9.8% and a little below the Australian average of 12.3%.

Income

Personal and household incomes.

Typical weekly household income for First Nations families is $974, which is well below both the state and national figures. Personal income is also lower than most areas at $473.

Language & culture

Use of an Australian Indigenous language at home.

About 5.1% of First Nations people speak a traditional language, which is a little above the New South Wales rate of 4.0% but well below the national figure of 12.3%.

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 Narooma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC10600205/narooma/topic/first-nations