98
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Hope 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.
A zero per cent unemployment rate for First Nations people is a standout feature of Hope Valley. There are 98 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents here, and this group is noticeably younger than the state and national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Hope Valley — higher than 86% of areas.
| Hope Valley | 98 |
|---|---|
| South Australia | 42,562 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical First Nations resident is 21 years old, which is noticeably younger than the typical age of 24 seen across South Australia and the rest of the country.
98
Higher than 86% 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.
School completion is high in the area, with 56.1% of First Nations people finishing Year 12. This is far above the South Australian figure of 34.7%.
56.1%
Higher than 81% 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.
No one in the First Nations community is currently unemployed, a rate that is far below the national figure of 12.3%.
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 personal income is $916, which is far above the South Australian figure of $487. Household income also sits well above the state average at $1,781.
$916
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,781
Higher than 53% 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.
About 6.1% of First Nations people here speak a First Nations language, which is higher than in most similar areas but well below the state figure of 13.4%.
6.1%
Higher than 61% 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 Hope Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40607/hope-valley/topic/first-nations