33
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Woodburn · 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 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Woodburn than in about 75% of similar areas. The community is notably young, with a typical age of just 21 years. This is younger than both the state and national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Woodburn — higher than 73% of areas.
| Woodburn | 33 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 278,043 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 33 First Nations people in the area. This group is noticeably younger than the national average, with a typical age of 21 compared to 24 across Australia.
33
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
21 yrs
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
School completion among First Nations people.
About 39.1% of First Nations residents have finished Year 12. This is a little above the Australian figure of 37.0% and well above the New South Wales rate of 35.0%.
39.1%
Lower than 53% 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 weekly household income for First Nations people is $1,562, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Personal income is also similar to the state at $599.
$599
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,562
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.
No one in this group speaks a First Nations language. This is far below the national figure of 12.3% and well below the New South Wales rate of 4.0%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Woodburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14397/woodburn/topic/first-nations