4
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Curban · 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 small group of First Nations people live in Curban, where the typical person is noticeably younger than across the state. The community is lean, with only 4 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents recorded in the latest census.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Curban — lower than 54% of areas.
| Curban | 4 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 278,043 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical First Nations resident is just 17 years old, which is noticeably younger than the New South Wales figure of 23 and the Australian figure of 24.
4
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17 yrs
Younger than 86% 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 people is $824, which is well above the national figure of $540. However, household income is well below the state average, sitting at $1,187.
$824
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,187
Lower than 74% 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 Curban [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11167/curban/topic/first-nations