Austinmer · Suburb / Locality

First Nations in Austinmer

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 far higher rate of school completion than the state average defines the First Nations community in Austinmer. While 46 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live here, they are notably better off financially and more likely to have finished high school than those in the rest of the country.

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Where Austinmer sits — Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people

46
  • 1–1: 6180 areas
  • 1–2: 0 areas
  • 2–3: 0 areas
  • 3–4: 770 areas
  • 4–5: 626 areas
  • 5–7: 781 areas
  • 7–9: 780 areas
  • 9–12: 625 areas
  • 12–17: 661 areas
  • 17–23: 511 areas
  • 23–32: 567 areas
  • 32–44: 486 areas
  • 44–60: 559 areas
  • 60–82: 470 areas
  • 82–113: 455 areas
  • 113–155: 490 areas
  • 155–212: 381 areas
  • 212–291: 319 areas
  • 291–398: 256 areas
  • 398–546: 182 areas
  • 546–748: 111 areas
  • 748–1,025: 72 areas
  • 1,025–1,404: 38 areas
  • 1,404–1,924: 20 areas
  • 1,924–2,637: 10 areas
  • 2,637–3,613: 1 area
  • 3,613–4,952: 0 areas
  • 4,952–6,786: 1 area

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Austinmer — higher than 76% of areas.

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people compared with the state and national average
Austinmer46
New South Wales 278,043

Population & age

How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.

The typical First Nations resident in Austinmer is 25, making the group a little older than the national figure of 24.

Education

School completion among First Nations people.

Schooling outcomes are very strong here, with 69.2% of First Nations people finishing Year 12. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 35.0%.

Income

Personal and household incomes.

Typical weekly household income for First Nations people is $2,125, which is well above the state average. Individual incomes are also much higher than most areas, at $1,124 compared to the national figure of $540.

Language & culture

Use of an Australian Indigenous language at home.

No one in this group speaks a First Nations language, which is far below the Australian figure of 12.3%.

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 Austinmer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10109/austinmer/topic/first-nations