Granville · Suburb / Locality

First Nations in Granville

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 community of 111 people now lives in Granville, where the typical resident is 29 years old. This group is noticeably older than First Nations people across Australia and New South Wales. The community stands out for its high levels of school completion and an exceptionally low unemployment rate.

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Where Granville sits — Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people

111
  • 1–1: 6180 areas
  • 1–2: 0 areas
  • 2–3: 0 areas
  • 3–4: 770 areas
  • 4–5: 626 areas
  • 5–7: 781 areas
  • 7–9: 780 areas
  • 9–12: 625 areas
  • 12–17: 661 areas
  • 17–23: 511 areas
  • 23–32: 567 areas
  • 32–44: 486 areas
  • 44–60: 559 areas
  • 60–82: 470 areas
  • 82–113: 455 areas
  • 113–155: 490 areas
  • 155–212: 381 areas
  • 212–291: 319 areas
  • 291–398: 256 areas
  • 398–546: 182 areas
  • 546–748: 111 areas
  • 748–1,025: 72 areas
  • 1,025–1,404: 38 areas
  • 1,404–1,924: 20 areas
  • 1,924–2,637: 10 areas
  • 2,637–3,613: 1 area
  • 3,613–4,952: 0 areas
  • 4,952–6,786: 1 area

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Granville — higher than 86% of areas.

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people compared with the state and national average
Granville111
New South Wales 278,043

Population & age

How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.

There are 111 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the area, which is a larger population than in about 88% of similar areas.

Education

School completion among First Nations people.

Education levels are high here, with 52% of First Nations residents completing Year 12. This is far above the national figure of 37% and the state figure of 35%.

Work

Engagement with the labour force.

The First Nations unemployment rate is 0.0%, which is much lower than most areas and well below the New South Wales figure of 9.8%.

Income

Personal and household incomes.

Typical household income is $1,343, which is a little below the state and national figures. However, the typical personal income of $638 is about the same as the state average.

Language & culture

Use of an Australian Indigenous language at home.

About 6.3% of the First Nations community speaks a First Nations language. This is a little above the New South Wales figure of 4%, though well below the national average of 12.3%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). First Nations in Granville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11745/granville/topic/first-nations