12
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Carool · 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.
More than 64% of similar areas have fewer First Nations residents than Carool, where 12 people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. This small group is notably young, with a typical age of just 17 years.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Carool — higher than 61% of areas.
| Carool | 12 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 278,043 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical First Nations resident here is 17, which is noticeably younger than the New South Wales figure of 23 and the national figure of 24.
12
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17 yrs
Younger than 86% 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 $1,812, a little above the state and national figures. However, typical personal income is $325, which is far below both the New South Wales ($600) and Australian ($540) figures.
$325
Lower than 90% 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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). First Nations in Carool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10821/carool/topic/first-nations