80
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Gormans Hill · 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.
Eighty Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Gormans Hill, which is a larger population than in about 85% of similar areas. Most of this group are young, with a typical age of 24 years, which is about the same as the national figure.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Gormans Hill — higher than 83% of areas.
| Gormans Hill | 80 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 278,043 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The First Nations population is 80 people. Their typical age is 24 years, making them a little older than the New South Wales average of 23.
80
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
24 yrs
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
School completion among First Nations people.
Year 12 completion for First Nations residents is 31.0%, which is lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 37.0%.
31.0%
Lower than 72% 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 people is 12.0%. This is about the same as the Australian average of 12.3% and a little above the state figure of 9.8%.
12.0%
Higher than 58% 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 $1,292, which is lower than most areas and a little below the New South Wales figure of $1,558. Typical personal income is also a little below the state average at $532.
$532
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,292
Lower than 69% 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.
About 5.0% of First Nations residents speak a First Nations language. This is a little above the New South Wales average of 4.0%, but well below the national figure of 12.3%.
5.0%
Higher than 56% 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 Gormans Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11726/gormans-hill/topic/first-nations