34
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Stokers Siding · 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 small but significant community of 34 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Stokers Siding. While school completion rates are strong, typical incomes for First Nations households are well below the state and national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Stokers Siding — higher than 74% of areas.
| Stokers Siding | 34 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 278,043 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 34 First Nations residents in the area, which is more than 76% of similar places. The typical resident is 26, making this group noticeably older than the New South Wales figure of 23.
34
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
26 yrs
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
School completion among First Nations people.
Schooling outcomes are positive, with 40.9% of First Nations people finishing Year 12. This is well above the New South Wales rate of 35.0% and the national figure of 37.0%.
40.9%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Personal and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $979, which is much lower than most areas and well below the $1,558 seen across New South Wales. Personal incomes are also low, with a typical figure of $450.
$450
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$979
Lower than 82% 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. This is lower than most areas and 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 Stokers Siding [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13679/stokers-siding/topic/first-nations