76
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Tinonee · 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 than 84% of similar areas have fewer Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people than Tinonee, which is home to 76 First Nations residents. This group is slightly younger than the state and national figures, with a typical age of 22 years.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tinonee — higher than 83% of areas.
| Tinonee | 76 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 278,043 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 76 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living here. Their typical age is 22, which is a little younger than the New South Wales figure of 23 and the Australian figure of 24.
76
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
22 yrs
Younger than 67% 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 strong, with 48.8% of First Nations residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 35% and the national figure of 37%.
48.8%
Higher than 69% 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.
Joblessness is a significant challenge, as the First Nations unemployment rate is 16%. This is much higher than most similar areas and well above the New South Wales rate of 9.8%.
16.0%
Higher than 74% 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 household income is $1,312, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of $1,558. However, the typical personal income of $634 is about the same as the state figure.
$634
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,312
Lower than 68% 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.
About 3.9% of First Nations residents speak a First Nations language. This is about the same as the New South Wales figure of 4%, but well below the national figure of 12.3%.
3.9%
Lower than 51% 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 Tinonee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13893/tinonee/topic/first-nations