1,095
Higher than 81% of indigenous location areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Mount Druitt - Whalan · Indigenous Location
First Nations in Mount Druitt - Whalan
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 larger First Nations population than about 82% of similar areas lives in Mount Druitt - Whalan. The community is notably young, with a typical age of just 21 years. This makes the area's First Nations population younger than both the state and national figures.
1,095
- 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 Mount Druitt - Whalan — higher than 81% of areas.
| Mount Druitt - Whalan | 1,095 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 278,043 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 1,095 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people here. The typical age of 21 is a little younger than the New South Wales figure of 23 and noticeably younger than the Australian typical age of 24.
21 yrs
Younger than 86% 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 30.1% of First Nations people have finished Year 12, which is around the middle for similar areas. However, this is well below the 35% for New South Wales and the 37% national figure.
30.1%
Lower than 56% 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 13.2%, placing the area around the middle for its level. This is well above the New South Wales rate of 9.8% and about the same as the 12.3% national figure.
13.2%
Higher than 57% 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 household income for First Nations residents is $1,187, which is lower than most areas and well below the state and national figures. Typical personal income is $518, which is about the same as the Australian figure of $540.
$518
Lower than 52% of indigenous location areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,187
Lower than 63% 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 5.2% of First Nations people speak a First Nations language, which is lower than most similar areas. This is a little above the New South Wales figure of 4% but well below the national figure of 12.3%.
5.2%
Lower than 61% 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 Mount Druitt - Whalan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC10700315/mount-druitt-whalan/topic/first-nations