43
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Warnervale · 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 Warnervale is just 16 years old, which is far younger than the national figure. There are 43 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living here, a count that is larger than about 78% of similar areas.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Warnervale — higher than 75% of areas.
| Warnervale | 43 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 278,043 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical age of 16 is noticeably younger than the New South Wales figure of 23 and far younger than the Australian average of 24.
43
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16 yrs
Younger than 87% 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 38.1%, which is a little above the national figure and well above the New South Wales average of 35.0%.
38.1%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Personal and household incomes.
Typical personal income is $949, which is far above the national figure. Household income is $1,687, which is a little above both the state and national averages.
$949
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,687
Higher than 50% 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.
About 7.0% of First Nations people speak a traditional language, a figure that is higher than most similar areas and well above the New South Wales average.
7.0%
Higher than 65% 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 Warnervale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14172/warnervale/topic/first-nations