587
Higher than 62% of indigenous location areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Raby - St Andrews - Kearns · Indigenous Location
First Nations in Raby - St Andrews - Kearns
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 noticeably younger First Nations population lives in Raby - St Andrews - Kearns, where 587 people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. This community stands out for having much higher typical incomes and stronger employment rates than most similar areas across the country.
587
- 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 Raby - St Andrews - Kearns — higher than 62% of areas.
| Raby - St Andrews - Kearns | 587 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 278,043 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical First Nations resident here is just 20 years old, which is noticeably younger than the New South Wales figure of 23 and the national figure of 24.
20 yrs
Younger than 90% 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 41.8% of First Nations people finishing Year 12, a rate well above the 37% seen across Australia.
41.8%
Higher than 75% 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.
Employment outcomes are very positive, as the First Nations unemployment rate is 5.3%, which is well below the national figure of 12.3%.
5.3%
Lower than 88% 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 incomes for First Nations families are $1,946, which is well above the Australian figure of $1,507. Personal incomes are also much higher than in most similar areas.
$678
Higher than 79% of indigenous location areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,946
Higher than 87% 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 4.4% of First Nations people here speak a traditional language, which is about the same as the New South Wales average but well below the national rate of 12.3%.
4.4%
Lower than 67% 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 Raby - St Andrews - Kearns [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC10700710/raby-st-andrews-kearns/topic/first-nations