29
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Gwabegar · 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.
Far older typical ages for First Nations people mark the standout trend in Gwabegar, where the usual resident is 34. This is a significantly older age than the New South Wales and national figures, which sit at 23 and 24 years respectively.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Gwabegar — higher than 72% of areas.
| Gwabegar | 29 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 278,043 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 29 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living here, which is a larger population than about 74% of similar areas.
29
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
34 yrs
Older than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Personal and household incomes.
Typical household income for First Nations people is $1,625, which is about the same as the state figure. Personal income is $624, a little above the national figure of $540.
$624
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,625
Lower than 53% 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 here speaks a First Nations language, a result that is well below the New South Wales average of 4% 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 Gwabegar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11830/gwabegar/topic/first-nations