Stroud · Suburb / Locality

First Nations in Stroud

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.

Just 13.9% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Stroud have finished Year 12, a figure far below the state and national averages. There are 61 First Nations people living in the area, which is a larger group than in about 82% of similar areas. This community has a typical age of 24 years.

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Where Stroud sits — Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people

61
  • 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 Stroud — higher than 79% of areas.

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people compared with the state and national average
Stroud61
New South Wales 278,043

Population & age

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

The typical age for First Nations residents is 24, which is about the same as the national figure and a little older than the New South Wales average.

Education

School completion among First Nations people.

Year 12 completion is among the lowest for similar areas at 13.9%, sitting far below the New South Wales rate of 35% and the Australian rate of 37%.

Income

Personal and household incomes.

Typical household income is $1,625, which is about the same as across the state and nation. However, typical personal income is $483, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure.

Language & culture

Use of an Australian Indigenous language at home.

No one in the First Nations community speaks an indigenous language. This is lower than most areas and well below the 4% recorded across New South Wales.

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 Stroud [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13692/stroud/topic/first-nations