64
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Beechwood · Suburb / Locality
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 typical First Nations resident in Beechwood is just 19 years old, making this group noticeably younger than those in the rest of the state. There are 64 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living here, which is a larger population than in about 82% of similar areas.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Beechwood — higher than 80% of areas.
| Beechwood | 64 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 278,043 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical age for First Nations people here is 19, which is noticeably younger than the New South Wales figure of 23 and the national figure of 24.
64
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19 yrs
Younger than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
School completion among First Nations people.
About 35.1% of First Nations residents finished Year 12, a result that is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian figure of 37.0%.
35.1%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality 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 12.0%, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 9.8% and about the same as the national rate.
12.0%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as a share of the First Nations labour force (aged 15+).
Personal and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income for First Nations residents is $1,474, while the usual personal income is $575, both of which are about the same as state and national figures.
$575
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,474
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality 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.
Around 4.7% of First Nations people speak a traditional language, which is about the same as the state figure but well below the national average of 12.3%.
4.7%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality 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 Beechwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10248/beechwood/topic/first-nations