14
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Cooperabung · 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 66% of similar areas have fewer First Nations people than Cooperabung, where 14 people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. This small group is generally older than the state and national averages, with a typical age of 26.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cooperabung — higher than 63% of areas.
| Cooperabung | 14 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 278,043 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical First Nations resident is 26, making them noticeably older than those in New South Wales (23) and a little older than the Australian figure (24).
14
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
26 yrs
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Personal and household incomes.
Typical household incomes for First Nations people are $2,749, which is far above the New South Wales figure of $1,558. However, typical personal incomes are much lower than most areas at $450, sitting well below the state average of $600.
$450
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$2,749
Higher than 86% 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 Cooperabung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11046/cooperabung/topic/first-nations