147
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Corlette · 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 population of 147 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people lives in Corlette, which is larger than about 90% of similar areas. This community is slightly older than the state and national averages, with a typical age of 26 years.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Corlette — higher than 86% of areas.
| Corlette | 147 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 278,043 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 147 First Nations residents here. Their typical age is 26, which is noticeably older than the New South Wales figure of 23.
147
Higher than 86% 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.
School completion among First Nations people.
About 36.8% of First Nations residents finished Year 12, which is a little above the New South Wales rate of 35.0%.
36.8%
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.
Unemployment for First Nations people is 5.4%, a figure that is well below both the state rate of 9.8% and the national rate of 12.3%.
5.4%
Lower than 72% 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 household income is $1,812, a little above the national figure of $1,507. However, typical personal income is $554, which is lower than most areas.
$554
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,812
Higher than 55% 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 2.7% of First Nations people speak a traditional language, which is a little below the New South Wales rate and well below the national figure of 12.3%.
2.7%
Lower than 58% 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 Corlette [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11075/corlette/topic/first-nations