64
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Tuross Head · 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 typical First Nations resident in Tuross Head is far older than the national figure, with a median age of 37. There are 64 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living here, which is more than 82% of similar areas.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tuross Head — higher than 80% of areas.
| Tuross Head | 64 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 278,043 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The First Nations population is significantly older than the state and national averages, with a typical age of 37 compared to 23 in New South Wales.
64
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
37 yrs
Older than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
School completion among First Nations people.
School completion is low, with only 25.5% of First Nations residents finishing Year 12, which is far below the Australian figure of 37%.
25.5%
Lower than 83% 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.
Finding work is more difficult here, as the First Nations unemployment rate of 15.6% is well above the national figure of 12.3%.
15.6%
Higher than 73% 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 for First Nations residents is $1,708, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of $1,558.
$604
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,708
Higher than 51% 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.
No one in the First Nations community identifies as speaking a First Nations language, a figure that is far below the national average of 12.3%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Tuross Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13997/tuross-head/topic/first-nations