32
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Bywong · 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.
Far higher typical incomes for First Nations people define the profile of Bywong, where a few dozen residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. While household earnings are among the highest for similar areas, there is a notable absence of traditional language use.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bywong — higher than 73% of areas.
| Bywong | 32 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 278,043 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 32 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Bywong, which is larger than about 75% of similar areas. The typical age for this group is 23, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure.
32
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
23 yrs
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Personal and household incomes.
Typical First Nations household income is $3,874, which is far above the New South Wales figure of $1,558. Personal income is also among the highest for similar areas at $1,375, far exceeding the national figure of $540.
$1,375
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$3,874
Higher than 94% 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 this group speaks a First Nations language. This is well below the New South Wales rate of 4.0% and far below the Australian average of 12.3%.
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 Bywong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10733/bywong/topic/first-nations