96
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Beverly Hills · 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 larger than usual First Nations community lives in Beverly Hills, where 96 people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. This group is slightly older than the state and national figures, with a typical age of 25 years.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Beverly Hills — higher than 86% of areas.
| Beverly Hills | 96 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 278,043 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 96 First Nations people living here, which is more than about 86% of similar areas. The typical age is 25, making this group a little older than those in New South Wales and across Australia.
96
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
25 yrs
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
School completion among First Nations people.
Schooling levels are high, with 43.9% of First Nations residents finishing Year 12. This is well above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
43.9%
Higher than 59% 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.
Finding a job is more difficult here, as the First Nations unemployment rate is 17.9%. This is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 12.3%.
17.9%
Higher than 80% 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.
Household income is a little above the state and national figures at $1,812. Typical personal income is higher than in most areas, sitting at $732.
$732
Higher than 59% 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.
About 7.3% of First Nations people speak a traditional language. While this is well above the New South Wales figure, it is well below the national average of 12.3%.
7.3%
Higher than 67% 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 Beverly Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10330/beverly-hills/topic/first-nations