6
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Reids Flat · 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 far older population and much lower incomes define the First Nations experience in Reids Flat. While six Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live here, their typical age is 56, which is far older than the national figure of 24.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Reids Flat — higher than 51% of areas.
| Reids Flat | 6 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 278,043 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical First Nations resident is 56, making this group far older than those in New South Wales (23) and Australia (24). There are six Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in the area.
6
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
56 yrs
Older than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Personal and household incomes.
Household income for First Nations people is $725, which is far below the New South Wales figure of $1,558. Similarly, the typical personal income of $449 is well below the state average of $600.
$449
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$725
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total weekly income for households with one or more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). First Nations in Reids Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13360/reids-flat/topic/first-nations