45
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Luddenham · 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 higher typical household incomes mark the First Nations experience in Luddenham compared to the rest of the state. There are 45 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people here, and they are notably younger than the national average.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Luddenham — higher than 76% of areas.
| Luddenham | 45 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 278,043 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
First Nations people in Luddenham are much younger than those in most other areas, with a typical age of just 19. This is five years younger than the national figure.
45
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19 yrs
Younger than 79% 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 34.6%, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure and a little below the Australian average.
34.6%
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.
Personal and household incomes.
Typical household income is $3,750, which is far above the New South Wales figure of $1,558. Personal income is $612, which is a little above the national figure.
$612
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$3,750
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.
No one in this group speaks a First Nations language, a figure that is well below the New South Wales average and far below the national rate.
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 Luddenham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12428/luddenham/topic/first-nations