56
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Shelly Beach · 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.
Fifty-six Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Shelly Beach, which is more than 81% of similar areas. This group is far older than the state and national figures, with a typical age of 35 years.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Shelly Beach — higher than 78% of areas.
| Shelly Beach | 56 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 278,043 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical First Nations resident is 35, which is far older than the national figure of 24 years.
56
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
35 yrs
Older than 73% 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 low here, with only 28.6% finishing Year 12, a figure well below the Australian average of 37.0%.
28.6%
Lower than 77% 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.
Finding a job is more difficult for this group, as the unemployment rate is 17.2%, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 12.3%.
17.2%
Higher than 78% 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 incomes are quite high, with household earnings of $2,349 being well above the state figure of $1,558. Individual typical income is also higher than most areas at $850.
$850
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$2,349
Higher than 74% 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 Shelly Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13550/shelly-beach/topic/first-nations