252
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Unanderra · 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 total of 252 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Unanderra, which is among the largest populations for this group at this level. While this group is slightly older than the national figure, many face significant financial challenges compared to the rest of the country.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Unanderra — higher than 86% of areas.
| Unanderra | 252 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 278,043 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical First Nations resident is 26 years old, which is noticeably older than the New South Wales figure of 23 years.
252
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
26 yrs
Older than 50% 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 sits at 31.5%, which is well below the national figure of 37%.
31.5%
Lower than 71% 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 9.1%, a figure that is about the same as the state average and well below the Australian rate of 12.3%.
9.1%
Lower than 56% 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 incomes are much lower than in most areas, with household income at $1,077 and personal income at $434, both well below the state and national figures.
$434
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,077
Lower than 78% 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.
Only 1.2% of First Nations people here speak a First Nations language, which is a little below the New South Wales figure and far below the national average.
1.2%
Lower than 66% 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 Unanderra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14026/unanderra/topic/first-nations