4
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Higher Macdonald · 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.
A typical First Nations resident in Higher Macdonald is just 13 years old, far younger than the state and national figures. This small group earns significantly more than First Nations people in most other similar areas.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Higher Macdonald — lower than 54% of areas.
| Higher Macdonald | 4 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 278,043 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 4 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people here. The typical age is 13, which is far younger than the New South Wales figure of 23.
4
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13 yrs
Younger than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Personal and household incomes.
Household income for First Nations people is $3,250, which is far above the New South Wales figure of $1,558. Typical personal incomes are also much higher than most areas at $1,125.
$1,125
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$3,250
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total weekly income for households with one or more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). First Nations in Higher Macdonald [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11908/higher-macdonald/topic/first-nations