Beechwood · Suburb / Locality

First Nations in Beechwood

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.

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Where Beechwood sits — Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people

64
  • 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 Beechwood — higher than 80% of areas.

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people compared with the state and national average
Beechwood64
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 noticeably younger than the New South Wales figure of 23 and the national figure of 24.

Education

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%.

Work

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.

Income

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.

Language & culture

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%.

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 Beechwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10248/beechwood/topic/first-nations