28
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Clarenza · 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 far higher share of First Nations people in Clarenza speak a traditional language compared to the rest of the state. There are 28 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people here, and the group is notably young with a typical age of just 19.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Clarenza — higher than 72% of areas.
| Clarenza | 28 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 278,043 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical age for First Nations people in Clarenza is 19, which is noticeably younger than the state figure of 23 and the national figure of 24.
28
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19 yrs
Younger than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Personal and household incomes.
Typical personal income for First Nations residents is $849, which is well above both the New South Wales and Australian figures. Household income sits at $1,625, which is about the same as the state and national levels.
$849
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,625
Lower than 53% 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.
Culture is strong here, with 17.9% of First Nations people speaking a traditional language. This is far above the New South Wales rate of 4% and well above the Australian average of 12.3%.
17.9%
Higher than 87% 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 Clarenza [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10921/clarenza/topic/first-nations