949
Higher than 77% of indigenous location areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Port Adelaide - Enfield - East · Indigenous Location
First Nations in Port Adelaide - Enfield - East
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.
Noticeably older First Nations residents define Port Adelaide - Enfield - East, where the typical age is 29. There are 949 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living here, which is more than 79% of similar areas.
949
- 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 Port Adelaide - Enfield - East — higher than 77% of areas.
| Port Adelaide - Enfield - East | 949 |
|---|---|
| South Australia | 42,562 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical First Nations resident is 29, making this group noticeably older than those in South Australia and across Australia, where the usual age is 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 people is 29.8%, which is well below the South Australian figure of 34.7% and the national figure of 37.0%.
29.8%
Lower than 57% 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.
An unemployment rate of 12.8% for First Nations people is about the same as the Australian figure, and a little below the state rate of 15.6%.
12.8%
Higher than 55% 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 $1,272, which is about the same as the state figure. Personal income is $505, roughly the same as the national figure of $540.
$505
Lower than 55% of indigenous location areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,272
Lower than 56% 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 7.6% of First Nations people here speak a First Nations language, a figure that is well below both the South Australian rate of 13.4% and the national figure of 12.3%.
7.6%
Higher than 53% 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 Port Adelaide - Enfield - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC40101602/port-adelaide-enfield-east/topic/first-nations