34
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Coromandel Valley · 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.
First Nations residents in Coromandel Valley have seen significant gains in income and education since 2011. This small community of 34 people is notably younger than the national average, with a typical age of just 21 years.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Coromandel Valley — higher than 74% of areas.
| Coromandel Valley | 34 |
|---|---|
| South Australia | 42,562 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 34 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living here, which is a larger group than in about 76% of similar areas. The typical resident is 21, making the group noticeably younger than the state and national figure of 24.
34
Higher than 74% 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.
Education levels are very high for this group, with 60.9% completing Year 12. This is far above the South Australian figure of 34.7% and the national average of 37.0%.
60.9%
Higher than 87% 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 incomes are much higher than most areas at $2,416, which is far above the $1,507 national figure. Typical personal incomes follow this trend at $900, well over the national average of $540.
$900
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$2,416
Higher than 76% 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 12.3% national average and the 13.4% figure for South Australia.
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 Coromandel Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40314/coromandel-valley/topic/first-nations