0
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Fords · 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.
Fewer than 60% of similar areas have as many First Nations residents as Fords, where no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people are recorded. This makes the area's small First Nations population stand out against the broader region.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Fords — lower than 99% of areas.
| Fords | 0 |
|---|---|
| South Australia | 42,562 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
While no First Nations people are listed in the census, the typical age for this group in Fords is 66. This is far older than the typical age of 24 seen across both South Australia and Australia.
0
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
66 yrs
Older than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). First Nations in Fords [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40451/fords/topic/first-nations