108
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
North Boambee Valley · 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 First Nations people live in North Boambee Valley than in about 87% of similar areas, with 108 people identifying as such. This community is notable for its cultural strength, as nearly one in ten people speak a First Nations language.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is North Boambee Valley — higher than 86% of areas.
| North Boambee Valley | 108 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 278,043 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical First Nations resident is 25 years old, which is a little older than the New South Wales figure of 23.
108
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
25 yrs
Younger than 54% 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 sits at 34.2%, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 37%.
34.2%
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 is 12.5%, which is higher than most areas and a little above the state figure of 9.8%.
12.5%
Higher 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.
Household income is $1,875, which is higher than most areas and a little above the national figure. Typical personal income is $638, which is about the same as in New South Wales.
$638
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,875
Higher 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.
About 9.3% of First Nations people speak a traditional language, a figure that is well above the state average of 4.0% but well below the national figure of 12.3%.
9.3%
Higher than 74% 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 North Boambee Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12993/north-boambee-valley/topic/first-nations