396
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Erina - Green Point · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
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.
Almost 400 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Erina - Green Point, a larger population than in about 75% of similar areas. This group is slightly older than the state and national average, with a typical age of 25.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Erina - Green Point — higher than 73% of areas.
| Erina - Green Point | 396 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 278,043 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The First Nations community here is slightly older than the national figure, with a typical age of 25 years.
396
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
25 yrs
Older than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
School completion among First Nations people.
School completion is relatively high, with 41.7% of First Nations people finishing Year 12. This is well above the New South Wales rate of 35.0%.
41.7%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Engagement with the labour force.
The unemployment rate for First Nations people is 8.5%, which is lower than most similar areas and well below the Australian figure of 12.3%.
8.5%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Unemployed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as a share of the First Nations labour force (aged 15+).
Personal and household incomes.
Typical household income is $1,825, which is a little above the state and national figures. However, typical personal income is $553, a figure that is lower than most similar areas.
$553
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,825
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Median total weekly income for households with one or more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members.
Use of an Australian Indigenous language at home.
Only 2.0% of the First Nations population speaks a First Nations language, which is much lower than most similar areas and far below the Australian figure of 12.3%.
2.0%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who use an Australian Indigenous language at home.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). First Nations in Erina - Green Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102011031/erina-green-point/topic/first-nations