47
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Yanco · 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 Yanco than in about 79% of similar areas. This population is exceptionally young, with a typical age of just 15 years, which is far younger than the national figure of 24 years.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Yanco — higher than 76% of areas.
| Yanco | 47 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 278,043 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 47 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Yanco. As noted, the typical age here is 15, making this group far younger than the state average of 23 years.
47
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15 yrs
Younger than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
School completion among First Nations people.
School completion rates are among the lowest for the area, with only 15% of First Nations residents finishing Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 37%.
15.0%
Lower than 94% 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.
Household income for First Nations residents is $2,083, which is well above the New South Wales figure of $1,558. However, typical personal income is $525, which is a little below the state average of $600.
$525
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$2,083
Higher than 65% 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 well below the 4% seen across New South Wales and far below the national figure of 12.3%.
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 Yanco [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14478/yanco/topic/first-nations