68
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Warrimoo · 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.
Strong employment and income outcomes define the daily lives of First Nations people in Warrimoo. With 68 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents, the area sees far better education and financial results than the state and national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Warrimoo — higher than 81% of areas.
| Warrimoo | 68 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 278,043 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical First Nations resident is 27 years old, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 24.
68
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
27 yrs
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
School completion among First Nations people.
Schooling levels are very high here, with 56.8% of First Nations people finishing Year 12, which is far above the national figure of 37.0%.
56.8%
Higher than 82% 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.
Job prospects are excellent in the area, as the First Nations unemployment rate is 0.0%, falling far below the Australian figure of 12.3%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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.
Earnings are much higher than in most areas; the typical household income is $2,536, which is far above the New South Wales figure of $1,558.
$966
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$2,536
Higher than 80% 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 7.4% of First Nations people speak a traditional language, a rate that is well above the New South Wales figure but well below the national average.
7.4%
Higher than 67% 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 Warrimoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14192/warrimoo/topic/first-nations