211
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Mannering Park · 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 total of 211 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Mannering Park, which is among the largest groups at this level. This population is relatively young, with a typical age of 23 years.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mannering Park — higher than 86% of areas.
| Mannering Park | 211 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 278,043 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical First Nations resident is 23, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure and a little younger than the national typical age of 24.
211
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
23 yrs
Younger than 62% 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 lower than in most areas, with 30.2% of First Nations people finishing Year 12. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 35% and the Australian figure of 37%.
30.2%
Lower than 74% 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 8.3%, which is lower than in most areas. This is a little below the New South Wales rate and well below the national figure of 12.3%.
8.3%
Lower than 60% 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.
Typical personal income for First Nations residents is $658, which is a little above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia. Typical household income is $1,516, about the same as the state and national figures.
$658
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,516
Lower 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.
First Nations languages are spoken by 6.6% of the group, which is higher than most areas and a little above the New South Wales figure. However, this is well below the national average of 12.3%.
6.6%
Higher than 64% 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 Mannering Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12487/mannering-park/topic/first-nations