Lakewood · Suburb / Locality

First Nations in Lakewood

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 small but notable First Nations community lives in Lakewood, where 71 people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. This group is notably young, with a typical age of just 21, making them younger than the national figure.

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Where Lakewood sits — Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people

71
  • 1–1: 6180 areas
  • 1–2: 0 areas
  • 2–3: 0 areas
  • 3–4: 770 areas
  • 4–5: 626 areas
  • 5–7: 781 areas
  • 7–9: 780 areas
  • 9–12: 625 areas
  • 12–17: 661 areas
  • 17–23: 511 areas
  • 23–32: 567 areas
  • 32–44: 486 areas
  • 44–60: 559 areas
  • 60–82: 470 areas
  • 82–113: 455 areas
  • 113–155: 490 areas
  • 155–212: 381 areas
  • 212–291: 319 areas
  • 291–398: 256 areas
  • 398–546: 182 areas
  • 546–748: 111 areas
  • 748–1,025: 72 areas
  • 1,025–1,404: 38 areas
  • 1,404–1,924: 20 areas
  • 1,924–2,637: 10 areas
  • 2,637–3,613: 1 area
  • 3,613–4,952: 0 areas
  • 4,952–6,786: 1 area

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Lakewood — higher than 81% of areas.

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people compared with the state and national average
Lakewood71
New South Wales 278,043

Population & age

How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.

The typical age for First Nations people here is 21 years, which is a little younger than the New South Wales figure of 23 and noticeably younger than the Australian average of 24.

Education

School completion among First Nations people.

Year 12 completion for this group stands at 30.8%, which is well below the 35.0% seen across New South Wales and 37.0% for Australia.

Work

Engagement with the labour force.

The unemployment rate for First Nations residents is 0.0%, a figure that is far below the national average of 12.3% and well below the state figure of 9.8%.

Income

Personal and household incomes.

Typical weekly household income is $1,542, which is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures. However, the usual personal income of $487 is a little below the national figure of $540.

Language & culture

Use of an Australian Indigenous language at home.

No one in this group speaks a First Nations language, which is far below the Australian average of 12.3% and well below the state figure of 4.0%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). First Nations in Lakewood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12268/lakewood/topic/first-nations