67
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Chittaway Point · Suburb / Locality
First Nations in Chittaway Point
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 significantly younger First Nations population now lives in Chittaway Point, where the typical resident is just 19. This group of 67 people is larger than in about 83% of similar areas, marking a distinct demographic presence in the local community.
67
- 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 Chittaway Point — higher than 81% of areas.
| Chittaway Point | 67 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 278,043 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical First Nations resident is only 19 years old, which is noticeably younger than the state figure of 23 and the national figure of 24.
19 yrs
Younger than 79% 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.
Year 12 completion for First Nations people is 37.1%, which is about the same as the national figure and a little above the New South Wales rate of 35.0%.
37.1%
Lower than 58% 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.
Unemployment for First Nations residents is 23.3%, a figure far above the national rate of 12.3% and the state rate of 9.8%.
23.3%
Higher than 88% 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 personal income is $769, which is well above the New South Wales figure of $600. Household incomes are also higher than most areas, reaching $1,937 compared to $1,507 nationally.
$769
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,937
Higher than 60% 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.
No one in this group speaks a First Nations language, which is far below the national rate of 12.3% and well below the state figure of 4.0%.
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.
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 Chittaway Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10911/chittaway-point/topic/first-nations