Bella Vista · Suburb / Locality

First Nations in Bella Vista

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.

Just 22 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Bella Vista, making it a small community by national standards. The group is notably young, with a typical age of only 17 years, and enjoys household incomes far above the state and national figures.

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Where Bella Vista sits — Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people

22
  • 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 Bella Vista — higher than 70% of areas.

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people compared with the state and national average
Bella Vista22
New South Wales 278,043

Population & age

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

The typical First Nations resident is just 17 years old, which is noticeably younger than the typical age in New South Wales and Australia.

Income

Personal and household incomes.

Household income for First Nations people is $2,625, which is far above the figures for both the state and the nation. Similarly, typical personal income is $900, well above the national figure.

Language & culture

Use of an Australian Indigenous language at home.

No one in this group speaks a First Nations language, a figure that is far below the national average.

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 Bella Vista [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10263/bella-vista/topic/first-nations