234
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Noraville · 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.
More than 230 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Noraville, making it one of the largest populations for this group at its level. The community is quite young, with a typical age of 23 years.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Noraville — higher than 86% of areas.
| Noraville | 234 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 278,043 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 234 First Nations residents in the area. The typical age is 23, which is about the same as the figure for New South Wales.
234
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.
About 34% of First Nations people have finished Year 12. This is lower than most areas and slightly below the national figure of 37%.
34.0%
Lower than 65% 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 11.6%, which is a little above the state figure of 9.8% but about the same as the national rate.
11.6%
Higher than 56% 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 people is $707, which is well above the national figure of $540. Household income is $1,589, roughly the same as across New South Wales.
$707
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,589
Lower than 54% 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.
Only 1.7% of First Nations residents speak a First Nations language. This is lower than most areas and far below the Australian average of 12.3%.
1.7%
Lower than 63% 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 Noraville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12984/noraville/topic/first-nations