3
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Yatte Yattah · 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 very young First Nations population now identifies in Yatte Yattah, where the typical age is just 8 years old. This stands in stark contrast to the national figure, with residents here being far younger than those in the rest of the country.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Yatte Yattah — lower than 57% of areas.
| Yatte Yattah | 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 the area. At 8 years old, the typical First Nations resident is far younger than the New South Wales average of 23.
3
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8 yrs
Younger than 99% 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 $1,499, which is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
$1,499
Lower than 58% 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 Yatte Yattah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14515/yatte-yattah/topic/first-nations