75
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Illawong · 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 weekly household income of $3,749 for First Nations people in Illawong is far above the national figure. This group is generally younger than across the country, with 75 people identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Illawong — higher than 82% of areas.
| Illawong | 75 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 278,043 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 75 First Nations residents in the area, a number larger than about 84% of similar places. The typical person is 22, which is a little younger than the national figure of 24.
75
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
22 yrs
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
School completion among First Nations people.
School completion is high here, with 52.3% of First Nations people finishing Year 12. This is far above the 37% national average.
52.3%
Higher than 75% 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 10.0%, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure of 9.8%.
10.0%
Lower than 52% 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.
Personal incomes for First Nations residents are higher than most areas, with a typical weekly amount of $762, well above the Australian figure of $540.
$762
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$3,749
Higher than 93% 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.
Speaking a First Nations language is more common here than in most areas, with 12.0% of the group doing so. This is well above the state figure of 4.0%.
12.0%
Higher than 81% 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 Illawong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11982/illawong/topic/first-nations