36
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Balcolyn · Suburb / Locality
First Nations in Balcolyn
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 youthful First Nations community defines Balcolyn, where 36 people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. The typical person in this group is only 19 years old, which is noticeably younger than the national figure.
36
- 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 Balcolyn — higher than 74% of areas.
| Balcolyn | 36 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 278,043 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical age for First Nations people here is 19, which is much lower than most similar areas and 5 years younger than the Australian average.
19 yrs
Younger than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Income
Personal and household incomes.
Household income for First Nations residents is $1,375, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of $1,558. Typical personal income is also lower than most areas at $483.
$483
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,375
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality 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 8.3% of First Nations people here speak a traditional language. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 4.0%, though it remains well below the Australian average of 12.3%.
8.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality 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 Balcolyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10146/balcolyn/topic/first-nations