5
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Steeple 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.
Noticeably younger First Nations residents define Steeple Flat, where the typical age is just 17. While the community is small, it shows a significant gap compared to state and national figures in both age and income.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Steeple Flat — lower than 51% of areas.
| Steeple Flat | 5 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 278,043 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 5 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the area. At 17, the typical age is noticeably younger than the New South Wales figure of 23 and the national figure of 24.
5
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17 yrs
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Personal and household incomes.
Typical household income is $2,249, which is well above both the state ($1,558) and national ($1,507) figures. However, typical personal income is only $299, which is far below the national figure of $540.
$299
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$2,249
Higher than 71% 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 Steeple Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13672/steeple-flat/topic/first-nations