260
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Trangie · 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 larger-than-usual First Nations population of 260 people lives in Trangie. This group is noticeably older than those in the rest of the state, with a typical age of 28 years. While unemployment is well below national figures, typical household incomes remain low.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Trangie — higher than 86% of areas.
| Trangie | 260 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 278,043 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 260 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Trangie. At 28 years, the typical person in this group is noticeably older than the national figure of 24.
260
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
28 yrs
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
School completion among First Nations people.
Year 12 completion is 30.7%, which is well below the national figure of 37%. This is also lower than most similar areas.
30.7%
Lower than 73% 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 unemployment rate for First Nations people is 6.5%, which is well below the Australian figure of 12.3% and lower than most similar areas.
6.5%
Lower than 68% 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 $1,208, which is well below the state figure of $1,558. However, typical personal income is $621, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure.
$621
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,208
Lower than 73% 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 3.8% of First Nations people speak a traditional language. This is about the same as the state figure, but well below the Australian average of 12.3%.
3.8%
Lower than 52% 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 Trangie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13950/trangie/topic/first-nations