Tucabia · Suburb / Locality

First Nations in Tucabia

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 young generation of First Nations people defines the community in Tucabia, where the typical age is just 16. There are 27 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents in the area, which is a larger population than about 73% of similar places.

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Where Tucabia sits — Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people

27
  • 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 Tucabia — higher than 72% of areas.

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people compared with the state and national average
Tucabia27
New South Wales 278,043

Population & age

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

The typical First Nations resident is only 16 years old, making this group far younger than the national figure of 24 and noticeably younger than the New South Wales average of 23.

Income

Personal and household incomes.

Typical weekly household income for First Nations families is $1,125, which is well below both the state and national figures. However, personal income is $575, which is about the same as the usual amount seen across Australia.

Language & culture

Use of an Australian Indigenous language at home.

No one in this group speaks a First Nations language, a figure that is far below the Australian average of 12.3% and well below the state figure.

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 Tucabia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13963/tucabia/topic/first-nations