68
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
New Lambton Heights · 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 high school completion rate of 67.6% marks a standout achievement for First Nations people in New Lambton Heights. This group is much younger than the national average, with a typical age of just 19, and they enjoy significantly higher incomes than those in most other areas.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is New Lambton Heights — higher than 81% of areas.
| New Lambton Heights | 68 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 278,043 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 68 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living here. They are noticeably younger than those across New South Wales and Australia, with a typical age of 19.
68
Higher than 81% 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 is very high at 67.6%, which is far above the national figure of 37% and the state figure of 35%.
67.6%
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.
Engagement with the labour force.
The unemployment rate for First Nations people is 0.0%, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 weekly household income is $1,958 and personal income is $762, both of which are well above the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
$762
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,958
Higher than 60% 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, which is far below the national figure 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 New Lambton Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12952/new-lambton-heights/topic/first-nations