3
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Wyan · 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 small number of First Nations people live in Wyan, where the typical age of this group is 26. This is slightly older than the national figure, but the community faces significant financial challenges.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wyan — lower than 57% of areas.
| Wyan | 3 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 278,043 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 3 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Wyan. At 26 years old, the typical person in this group is noticeably older than the New South Wales figure of 23.
3
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
26 yrs
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Personal and household incomes.
Typical household income for First Nations people is $875, which is far below both the Australian figure of $1,507 and the New South Wales figure of $1,558.
$875
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total weekly income for households with one or more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). First Nations in Wyan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14450/wyan/topic/first-nations