11
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Cowan · Suburb / Locality
First Nations in Cowan
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.
Eleven Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Cowan, making it larger than about 62% of similar areas. This small population is remarkably young, with a typical age of just 13 years.
11
- 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 Cowan — higher than 60% of areas.
| Cowan | 11 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 278,043 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical First Nations resident here is only 13, which is far younger than the New South Wales figure of 23 and the national figure of 24.
13 yrs
Younger than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Income
Personal and household incomes.
Money coming into these homes is strong, with a typical household income of $1,875, which is a little above the figures for New South Wales and Australia. Personal income is even more striking, with a typical $1,199 that is far above the national figure of $540.
$1,199
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,875
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total weekly income for households with one or more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members.
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 Cowan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11097/cowan/topic/first-nations