68
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Grange · 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 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Grange than in about 83% of similar areas. This community of 68 First Nations people is notably older than the national figure, with a typical age of 32.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Grange — higher than 81% of areas.
| Grange | 68 |
|---|---|
| South Australia | 42,562 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical age for First Nations residents is 32, which is far older than the age of 24 seen across South Australia and Australia.
68
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
32 yrs
Older than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
School completion among First Nations people.
Year 12 completion is at 33.3%, which is lower than most areas and well below the Australian figure of 37.0%.
33.3%
Lower than 67% 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 10.7%, which is well below the South Australian rate of 15.6%.
10.7%
Higher than 52% 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 incomes are $1,875, which is well above the state figure of $1,282. Typical personal incomes are also higher than the national figure at $612.
$612
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,875
Higher than 57% 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.
Around 10.3% of First Nations residents speak a traditional language, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas.
10.3%
Higher than 77% 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 Grange [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40530/grange/topic/first-nations