246
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Heddon Greta · 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.
Some 246 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Heddon Greta, making it one of the largest groups of First Nations people for an area of this size. This population is generally younger than the rest of the community, with a typical age of 24 years.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Heddon Greta — higher than 86% of areas.
| Heddon Greta | 246 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 278,043 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical First Nations resident is 24 years old, which is about the same as the national figure and just a little older than those in New South Wales.
246
Higher than 86% 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 34.4%, which is lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian average of 37.0%.
34.4%
Lower than 64% 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 3.7%, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 12.3%.
3.7%
Lower than 76% 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.
Household incomes are much higher than most areas, with a typical weekly income of $2,276, well above the $1,507 national figure. Personal incomes are also higher than usual at $842 a week.
$842
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$2,276
Higher than 72% 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 3.3% of First Nations residents speak a traditional language, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure but well below the Australian average.
3.3%
Lower than 55% 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 Heddon Greta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11895/heddon-greta/topic/first-nations