129
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Caves Beach · 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 First Nations population than about 89% of similar areas lives in Caves Beach, with 129 people identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. This community sees a mix of outcomes, with household incomes sitting well above the national figure.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Caves Beach — higher than 86% of areas.
| Caves Beach | 129 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 278,043 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 129 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people here. The typical person in this group is 24, which is about the same as the national figure.
129
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
24 yrs
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
School completion among First Nations people.
About 36.5% of First Nations residents finished Year 12. This is around the middle for similar areas and slightly above the New South Wales figure of 35.0%.
36.5%
Lower 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.
The unemployment rate for First Nations people is 8.8%. This is around the middle for its level and well below the Australian figure of 12.3%.
8.8%
Lower than 58% 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 for First Nations residents is $2,083, which is higher than most areas and well above the national figure. Personal income is also a little above the state and national figures, at $664.
$664
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$2,083
Higher than 65% 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.
Only 2.3% of First Nations people speak a First Nations language. This is lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 12.3%.
2.3%
Lower than 60% 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 Caves Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10861/caves-beach/topic/first-nations