South Murwillumbah · Suburb / Locality

First Nations in South Murwillumbah

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.

Far fewer First Nations languages are spoken in South Murwillumbah compared to the rest of the country. There are 35 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living here, and the typical person in this group is 27 years old.

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Where South Murwillumbah sits — Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people

35
  • 1–1: 6180 areas
  • 1–2: 0 areas
  • 2–3: 0 areas
  • 3–4: 770 areas
  • 4–5: 626 areas
  • 5–7: 781 areas
  • 7–9: 780 areas
  • 9–12: 625 areas
  • 12–17: 661 areas
  • 17–23: 511 areas
  • 23–32: 567 areas
  • 32–44: 486 areas
  • 44–60: 559 areas
  • 60–82: 470 areas
  • 82–113: 455 areas
  • 113–155: 490 areas
  • 155–212: 381 areas
  • 212–291: 319 areas
  • 291–398: 256 areas
  • 398–546: 182 areas
  • 546–748: 111 areas
  • 748–1,025: 72 areas
  • 1,025–1,404: 38 areas
  • 1,404–1,924: 20 areas
  • 1,924–2,637: 10 areas
  • 2,637–3,613: 1 area
  • 3,613–4,952: 0 areas
  • 4,952–6,786: 1 area

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is South Murwillumbah — higher than 74% of areas.

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people compared with the state and national average
South Murwillumbah35
New South Wales 278,043

Population & age

How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.

The typical age of First Nations residents is 27, which is noticeably older than the New South Wales figure of 23 and the Australian figure of 24.

Education

School completion among First Nations people.

Year 12 completion for First Nations people is 29.2%, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 37.0%.

Income

Personal and household incomes.

Typical household income for First Nations residents is $1,375, a little below the state figure of $1,558. Personal income is also lower than most areas, at $537.

Language & culture

Use of an Australian Indigenous language at home.

No one in the First Nations community speaks a traditional language, which is far below the Australian figure of 12.3%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). First Nations in South Murwillumbah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13609/south-murwillumbah/topic/first-nations