106
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Emu Heights · 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 growing First Nations presence defines Emu Heights, where 106 people now identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. This is a larger population than in about 87% of similar areas. The community is notably more prosperous than the state and national averages.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Emu Heights — higher than 86% of areas.
| Emu Heights | 106 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 278,043 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical age for First Nations residents is 25, which is a little older than the New South Wales figure of 23 years.
106
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 35.8% of First Nations people here finished Year 12, a result that is about the same as the state average of 35.0%.
35.8%
Lower than 61% 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 11.4%, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 9.8%.
11.4%
Higher than 55% 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.
Household incomes are far above the national figure, with a typical weekly amount of $2,562. This trend is seen in personal incomes too, which are well above both the state and national figures.
$784
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$2,562
Higher than 80% 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 2.8% of First Nations people in the area speak a First Nations language, which is a little below the state average of 4.0%.
2.8%
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 Emu Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11420/emu-heights/topic/first-nations