89
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Bingara · Suburb / Locality
First Nations in Bingara
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.
More First Nations people live in Bingara than in about 86% of similar areas. This community is noticeably older than the national figure, with a typical age of 28 years. While some residents have seen success in schooling, many face significant hurdles with employment and income.
89
- 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 Bingara — higher than 85% of areas.
| Bingara | 89 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 278,043 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 89 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the area. The typical age is 28, which is noticeably older than the New South Wales figure of 23.
28 yrs
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Education
School completion among First Nations people.
School completion is a positive point here, with 39% of First Nations residents finishing Year 12. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 35%.
39.0%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Work
Engagement with the labour force.
Finding work is more difficult in this area, where the First Nations unemployment rate is 15.2%. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 9.8%.
15.2%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as a share of the First Nations labour force (aged 15+).
Income
Personal and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $900, which is far below the New South Wales figure of $1,558. Personal incomes are also much lower than most areas, at $435 a week.
$435
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$900
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total weekly income for households with one or more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members.
Language & culture
Use of an Australian Indigenous language at home.
About 5.6% of First Nations residents speak a traditional language. This is a little above the New South Wales figure, but well below the national figure of 12.3%.
5.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who use an Australian Indigenous language at home.
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 Bingara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10364/bingara/topic/first-nations