54
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Grantham Farm · 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.
Fifty-four Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Grantham Farm, which is a larger number than in about 81% of similar areas. This group is notably young, with a typical age of just 18 years. Higher than usual income and school completion rates also mark this group compared to state and national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Grantham Farm — higher than 78% of areas.
| Grantham Farm | 54 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 278,043 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical First Nations resident is 18, which is noticeably younger than the state average of 23 and the national figure of 24.
54
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18 yrs
Younger than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
School completion among First Nations people.
Education levels are high here, with 46.2% of First Nations people finishing Year 12. This is far above the New South Wales rate of 35.0% and well above the Australian average of 37.0%.
46.2%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Personal and household incomes.
Typical incomes are much higher than in most areas. The usual household income is $2,562 and the typical personal income is $1,208, both of which are far above New South Wales and Australian figures.
$1,208
Higher than 87% 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.
No one in this group speaks a First Nations language, which is well below the New South Wales rate of 4.0% and far below the national figure of 12.3%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Grantham Farm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11743/grantham-farm/topic/first-nations