Trundle · Suburb / Locality

First Nations in Trundle

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 First Nations presence than 80% of similar areas defines Trundle today. There are 49 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living here, though they face significant challenges with school completion and household income compared to the rest of the state.

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Where Trundle sits — Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people

49
  • 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 Trundle — higher than 77% of areas.

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people compared with the state and national average
Trundle49
New South Wales 278,043

Population & age

How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.

The typical First Nations resident is 23 years old. This is about the same as the New South Wales figure and slightly younger than the national typical age of 24.

Education

School completion among First Nations people.

School completion is a struggle here, with only 24.1% of First Nations people finishing Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 37%.

Income

Personal and household incomes.

Household income is much lower than most areas at $762, which is far below the New South Wales figure of $1,558. Typical personal income is also lower than most areas at $530.

Language & culture

Use of an Australian Indigenous language at home.

No one in this group speaks a First Nations language. This is well below the New South Wales rate of 4% and far below the national figure of 12.3%.

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 Trundle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13958/trundle/topic/first-nations