5
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Garema · 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 First Nations community lives in Garema, where the population has remained steady since the last census. Five people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, and the typical person in this group is 25 years old.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Garema — lower than 51% of areas.
| Garema | 5 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 278,043 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
Five people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is more than half of similar areas. The typical age is 25, making this group a little older than the national figure of 24.
5
Lower than 51% 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.
Personal and household incomes.
Typical personal income for First Nations people is $649, which is a little above the national figure. However, household income is far below the New South Wales figure, sitting at just $649.
$649
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$649
Lower than 94% 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 Garema [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11592/garema/topic/first-nations