Gundagai · Suburb / Locality

First Nations in Gundagai

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 significant gap in school completion marks the First Nations experience in Gundagai, where Year 12 rates are well below the state and national figures. There are 63 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living here, and the typical person in this group is 27, making them noticeably older than the state average.

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Where Gundagai sits — Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people

63
  • 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 Gundagai — higher than 80% of areas.

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people compared with the state and national average
Gundagai63
New South Wales 278,043

Population & age

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

The First Nations population of 63 is larger than about 82% of similar areas. Those in this group have a typical age of 27, which is older than the national figure of 24.

Education

School completion among First Nations people.

School completion is a challenge here, with only 27.8% of First Nations residents finishing Year 12. This is well below the New South Wales rate of 35.0% and the Australian figure of 37.0%.

Work

Engagement with the labour force.

About 11.5% of First Nations people are unemployed, which is around the middle for similar areas. This is a little above the New South Wales rate of 9.8%.

Income

Personal and household incomes.

Typical weekly household income for First Nations residents is $1,458, which is about the same as the state and national figures. The usual personal weekly income of $575 is also around the middle for similar areas.

Language & culture

Use of an Australian Indigenous language at home.

No one in this group speaks a First Nations language. This is far below the national figure of 12.3% and well below the New South Wales rate of 4.0%.

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 Gundagai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11809/gundagai/topic/first-nations