158
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Corindi 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.
More First Nations people live in Corindi Beach than in about 91% of similar areas, with 158 residents identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. This group is slightly older than the national figure, with a typical age of 25.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Corindi Beach — higher than 86% of areas.
| Corindi Beach | 158 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 278,043 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical First Nations resident is 25 years old, which is a little older than both the New South Wales figure of 23 and the national average of 24.
158
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
25 yrs
Younger than 54% 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 39.6% of First Nations people here finished Year 12, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 35.0%.
39.6%
Lower than 51% 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 residents is 11.1%, a little above the state figure of 9.8% but a little below the Australian rate of 12.3%.
11.1%
Higher than 54% 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.
Typical weekly household income for First Nations residents is $1,775, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of $1,558. Typical personal income is $612, which is about the same as the state average.
$612
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,775
Higher 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.
Around 5.7% of First Nations people speak a traditional language, which is a little above the state figure but well below the national average of 12.3%.
5.7%
Higher than 59% 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 Corindi Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11073/corindi-beach/topic/first-nations