606
Higher than 63% of indigenous location areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Ambarvale - Glen Alpine · Indigenous Location
First Nations in Ambarvale - Glen Alpine
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.
Ambarvale - Glen Alpine has a First Nations community that is larger than about 64% of similar areas. The standout feature of this group is its youth, with a typical age of just 19 years. This makes the population noticeably younger than the state and national figures.
606
- 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 Ambarvale - Glen Alpine — higher than 63% of areas.
| Ambarvale - Glen Alpine | 606 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 278,043 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 606 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people here. At 19, the typical age is among the lowest for this level and is 5 years younger than the national figure.
19 yrs
Younger than 95% 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 is at 36.6%, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the New South Wales figure of 35.0%.
36.6%
Higher than 63% 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 13.4%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 9.8% and a little above the national rate.
13.4%
Higher than 58% 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 $1,312, which is a little below the state and national figures. Personal income is $526, about the same as the national typical value.
$526
Higher than 50% of indigenous location areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,312
Lower than 52% 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 4.0% of First Nations people speak a traditional language. This is lower than most similar areas and well below the national figure of 12.3%.
4.0%
Lower than 71% 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 Ambarvale - Glen Alpine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC10700702/ambarvale-glen-alpine/topic/first-nations