34
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Manly Vale · 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 income and education levels mark the First Nations experience in Manly Vale compared to the rest of the state. There are 34 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living here, and they typically earn much more than the national figure.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Manly Vale — higher than 74% of areas.
| Manly Vale | 34 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 278,043 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical First Nations resident is 30, which is noticeably older than the New South Wales figure of 23 years.
34
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
30 yrs
Older than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
School completion among First Nations people.
Schooling levels are among the highest for similar areas, with 68.2% of First Nations people finishing Year 12. This is far above the 37% national figure.
68.2%
Higher than 92% 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.
Household income for First Nations people is $2,416, which is far above the Australian figure of $1,507. Typical personal incomes are also much higher than most areas at $1,062.
$1,062
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$2,416
Higher than 76% 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.
About 8.8% of First Nations people here speak a First Nations language. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 4%, though it remains below the national figure of 12.3%.
8.8%
Higher than 73% 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 Manly Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12486/manly-vale/topic/first-nations