27
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Koolewong · 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 fewer people speak a First Nations language in Koolewong than in the rest of the country. This gap stands out despite the area having 27 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents, which is a larger population than about 73% of similar areas.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Koolewong — higher than 72% of areas.
| Koolewong | 27 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 278,043 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical age for First Nations people here is 24, which is about the same as the national figure and a little older than the New South Wales average of 23.
27
Higher than 72% 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.
Personal and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income for First Nations residents is $1,875, which is higher than most areas and a little above the New South Wales figure of $1,558. Personal income is $599, which is about the same as the state average.
$599
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,875
Higher than 57% 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 in this area reported speaking a First Nations language, a figure that is well below the New South Wales average and far below the national rate 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 Koolewong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12194/koolewong/topic/first-nations