126
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Wilberforce · 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 household in Wilberforce earns $2,374 a week, which is well above the national figure of $1,507. The area is home to 126 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, a number larger than about 89% of similar areas.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wilberforce — higher than 86% of areas.
| Wilberforce | 126 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 278,043 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
First Nations residents here are a little younger than those in New South Wales and Australia, with a typical age of 22.
126
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
22 yrs
Younger than 67% 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 39.7% for First Nations people, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 35.0%.
39.7%
Lower than 51% 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 7.5%, which is lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 12.3%.
7.5%
Lower than 63% 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.
Personal income is also higher than most areas, with the typical First Nations person earning $860, which is well above the national figure of $540.
$860
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$2,374
Higher than 75% 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 4.8% of First Nations people speak a traditional language, a figure that is about the same as the New South Wales average but well below the national rate.
4.8%
Higher than 54% 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 Wilberforce [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14305/wilberforce/topic/first-nations