0
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Tara · 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 far older typical age for First Nations people marks the profile of Tara compared to the rest of the state. While the population is very small, the few residents in this group are significantly older than the national figure.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tara — lower than 99% of areas.
| Tara | 0 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 278,043 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are no Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people recorded here, though the typical age for those in this group is 59. This is far older than the New South Wales figure of 23 years.
0
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
59 yrs
Older than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Personal and household incomes.
Typical First Nations household income is just $575, which is among the lowest for similar areas and far below the national figure of $1,507.
$575
Lower than 96% 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 Tara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13771/tara/topic/first-nations