142
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Wentworth Falls · 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.
More First Nations people live in Wentworth Falls than in about 90% of similar areas, with 142 residents recorded. This community stands out for its exceptional employment rates and strong educational outcomes compared to state averages.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wentworth Falls — higher than 86% of areas.
| Wentworth Falls | 142 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 278,043 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 142 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living here. The typical person in this group is 23, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure.
142
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
23 yrs
Younger than 62% 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 is at 39.3%, which is well above the New South Wales average of 35.0% and slightly above the national figure.
39.3%
Lower than 52% 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 0.0%, which is far below the national figure of 12.3% and much lower than most other areas.
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.
Typical weekly household income is $1,578, which is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia. Personal income is slightly above the national figure at $632.
$632
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,578
Lower than 55% 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 7.7% of First Nations people here speak a traditional language, a rate that is well above the New South Wales average but well below the national figure.
7.7%
Higher than 69% 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 Wentworth Falls [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14243/wentworth-falls/topic/first-nations