90
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
The Ponds · 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.
More First Nations people live in The Ponds than in about 86% of similar areas. This small group of 90 people stands out for having exceptionally high typical incomes and an unemployment rate of 0.0%. These figures are far above the state and national averages.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is The Ponds — higher than 86% of areas.
| The Ponds | 90 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 278,043 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical age for First Nations people here is 25 years, which is a little older than the New South Wales figure of 23 years.
90
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
25 yrs
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
School completion among First Nations people.
School completion is higher than most areas, with 44.6% of First Nations residents finishing Year 12. This is well above the Australian average of 37.0%.
44.6%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Engagement with the labour force.
The First Nations unemployment rate is 0.0%, which is far below the national figure of 12.3%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as a share of the First Nations labour force (aged 15+).
Personal and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income for First Nations residents is $3,166, far above the $1,558 seen across New South Wales. Individual personal incomes are also much higher than most areas at $979.
$979
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$3,166
Higher than 89% 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, a figure that is far below the Australian average 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 The Ponds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13851/the-ponds/topic/first-nations