30
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Bemboka · 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 noticeably young First Nations community lives in Bemboka, where 30 people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. This group is significantly younger than the state and national averages, with a typical age of just 20 years.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bemboka — higher than 73% of areas.
| Bemboka | 30 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 278,043 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The 30 First Nations residents here represent a larger population than about 74% of similar areas. This group is notably younger than the rest of the country, with a typical age of 20 compared to 24 nationally.
30
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
20 yrs
Younger than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Personal and household incomes.
Typical personal income for First Nations people is $850, which is well above the national figure of $540. Household incomes are also a little above the state and national figures, at $1,812.
$850
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,812
Higher than 55% 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.
No one in the community reports speaking a First Nations language. This is far below the national figure of 12.3% and well below the New South Wales rate of 4%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Bemboka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10284/bemboka/topic/first-nations