435
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Unanderra - Mount Kembla · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
First Nations in Unanderra - Mount Kembla
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.
More than 430 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Unanderra - Mount Kembla, which is a larger population than in about 78% of similar areas. This group is slightly older than the state and national averages, with a typical age of 25 years.
435
- 1–1: 115 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–3: 4 areas
- 3–5: 5 areas
- 5–7: 5 areas
- 7–9: 5 areas
- 9–12: 12 areas
- 12–17: 8 areas
- 17–23: 14 areas
- 23–31: 70 areas
- 31–43: 94 areas
- 43–58: 138 areas
- 58–80: 164 areas
- 80–109: 222 areas
- 109–149: 249 areas
- 149–204: 254 areas
- 204–279: 230 areas
- 279–381: 221 areas
- 381–521: 206 areas
- 521–712: 161 areas
- 712–974: 127 areas
- 974–1,331: 86 areas
- 1,331–1,820: 42 areas
- 1,820–2,488: 21 areas
- 2,488–3,402: 12 areas
- 3,402–4,651: 5 areas
- 4,651–6,359: 2 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Unanderra - Mount Kembla — higher than 76% of areas.
| Unanderra - Mount Kembla | 435 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 278,043 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 435 First Nations people in the area. Their typical age is 25, which is a little older than the New South Wales figure of 23 and the Australian figure of 24.
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.
Education
School completion among First Nations people.
About 39% of First Nations residents finished Year 12. While this is lower than most similar areas, it is well above the New South Wales figure of 35%.
39.0%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 9.7%. This is about the same as the New South Wales figure of 9.8% and a little below the Australian figure of 12.3%.
9.7%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 $1,539 and personal income is $559. Both figures are lower than most similar areas, though they sit about the same as the state and national figures.
$559
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,539
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 4.1% of First Nations people speak a traditional language. This is lower than most similar areas and well below the national figure of 12.3%.
4.1%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Unanderra - Mount Kembla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/107011134/unanderra-mount-kembla/topic/first-nations