11
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
The Whiteman · 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.
Eleven Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in The Whiteman, with a population that is far younger than the rest of the country. This small group is notably young, with a typical age of just 6 years.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is The Whiteman — higher than 60% of areas.
| The Whiteman | 11 |
|---|---|
| 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 6 years, which is far younger than the New South Wales figure of 23 and the national figure of 24.
11
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6 yrs
Younger than 99% 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 for First Nations people is $1,625, about the same as the state and national figures. However, typical personal income is much lower than most areas at $350, which is far below the $600 seen across New South Wales.
$350
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,625
Lower than 53% 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 The Whiteman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13859/the-whiteman/topic/first-nations