221
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Waratah · Suburb / Locality
First Nations in Waratah
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 221 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Waratah, making it one of the largest groups of First Nations residents among similar areas. This population is noticeably older than the state and national figures, with a typical age of 27 years.
221
- 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 Waratah — higher than 86% of areas.
| Waratah | 221 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 278,043 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The 221 First Nations residents in Waratah represent one of the largest groups for this area type. The typical resident is 27, which is noticeably older than the New South Wales figure of 23 and the national figure of 24.
27 yrs
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Education
School completion among First Nations people.
School completion is high here, with 43.8% of First Nations people finishing Year 12. This is well above both the New South Wales figure of 35.0% and the Australian figure of 37.0%.
43.8%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Work
Engagement with the labour force.
The unemployment rate for First Nations people is just 4.5%, which is lower than most similar areas and well below the New South Wales rate of 9.8% and the national rate of 12.3%.
4.5%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as a share of the First Nations labour force (aged 15+).
Income
Personal and household incomes.
Typical household income is $1,666, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure of $1,558. Personal income is also a little above the state and national figures, with a typical weekly pay of $671.
$671
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,666
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total weekly income for households with one or more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members.
Language & culture
Use of an Australian Indigenous language at home.
About 3.2% of First Nations people in Waratah speak a First Nations language. This is about the same as the New South Wales figure of 4.0%, but well below the national figure of 12.3%.
3.2%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who use an Australian Indigenous language at home.
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 Waratah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14159/waratah/topic/first-nations