266
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Toongabbie · Suburb / Locality
First Nations in Toongabbie
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.
Toongabbie has one of the largest First Nations populations among similar areas, with 266 people identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. This community is noticeably younger than the state and national figures, with a typical age of just 20 years.
266
- 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 Toongabbie — higher than 86% of areas.
| Toongabbie | 266 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 278,043 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical First Nations resident here is 20, which is noticeably younger than the state average of 23 and the national figure of 24.
20 yrs
Younger than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Education
School completion among First Nations people.
Year 12 completion for First Nations people is 35.5%, a figure that is about the same as the New South Wales average and a little below the national rate.
35.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Work
Engagement with the labour force.
Unemployment for First Nations residents is 16.7%, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 12.3%.
16.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as a share of the First Nations labour force (aged 15+).
Income
Personal and household incomes.
Typical personal income is $459, which is well below the state figure of $600. Household incomes are also lower than most areas at $1,271.
$459
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,271
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total weekly income for households with one or more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members.
Language & culture
Use of an Australian Indigenous language at home.
A strong connection to culture is evident, as 13.2% of First Nations people speak a traditional language, which is well above the New South Wales rate of 4%.
13.2%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who use an Australian Indigenous language at home.
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 Toongabbie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13925/toongabbie/topic/first-nations