60
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Athelstone · 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.
Far more First Nations people in Athelstone have finished Year 12 than the state average, contributing to a strong local profile. There are 60 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents here, which is a larger population than about 82% of similar areas.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Athelstone — higher than 79% of areas.
| Athelstone | 60 |
|---|---|
| South Australia | 42,562 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical age for First Nations residents is 24, which is about the same as the figures for both South Australia and Australia.
60
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
24 yrs
Younger than 57% 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 is high, with 45.9% of First Nations people finishing Year 12. This is far above the South Australian figure of 34.7% and well above the national rate of 37.0%.
45.9%
Higher than 63% 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 0.0%, which is much lower than most areas and far below the figures for South Australia and Australia.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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.
Typical household income for First Nations residents is $1,724, which is well above the state figure of $1,282. Personal income is also higher than the state and national typicals, at $634.
$634
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,724
Higher than 51% 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, which is far below the 13.4% seen across South Australia and the 12.3% national average.
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 Athelstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40049/athelstone/topic/first-nations