597
Higher than 63% of indigenous location areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Parklea - Glenwood - Acacia Gardens · Indigenous Location
First Nations in Parklea - Glenwood - Acacia Gardens
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 Parklea - Glenwood - Acacia Gardens is noticeably older than the national figure, with the usual age being 29. The community includes 597 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, a population size that is larger than about 63% of similar areas.
597
- 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 Parklea - Glenwood - Acacia Gardens — higher than 63% of areas.
| Parklea - Glenwood - Acacia Gardens | 597 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 278,043 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical age of First Nations people here is 29, which is noticeably older than both the New South Wales figure of 23 and the national figure of 24.
29 yrs
Older than 81% 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.
Year 12 completion for First Nations residents is 18.9%, a figure that is far below the New South Wales and Australian rates of around 35% to 37%.
18.9%
Lower than 82% 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 10.1%, which is lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 12.3%.
10.1%
Lower than 63% 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 incomes for First Nations families are among the highest at this level, reaching $2,404, which is well above the New South Wales figure of $1,558.
$781
Higher than 88% of indigenous location areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$2,404
Higher than 96% 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.
Only 2.2% of First Nations people here speak a First Nations language, which is much lower than most areas and far below the national figure of 12.3%.
2.2%
Lower than 88% 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 Parklea - Glenwood - Acacia Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC10700316/parklea-glenwood-acacia-gardens/topic/first-nations