113
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Naracoorte · 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 than 110 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Naracoorte, a population larger than in about 88% of similar areas. This group is slightly older than the national typical age of 24, with a typical resident here aged 25.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Naracoorte — higher than 86% of areas.
| Naracoorte | 113 |
|---|---|
| South Australia | 42,562 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 113 First Nations people in the area. Their typical age is 25, which is a little older than the figures for both South Australia and Australia.
113
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
25 yrs
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
School completion among First Nations people.
About 37.8% of First Nations people have finished Year 12. This is about the same as the national figure and well above the South Australian rate of 34.7%.
37.8%
Lower than 56% 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 7.0%, which is lower than most areas. This is well below the 15.6% seen across South Australia and the 12.3% national figure.
7.0%
Lower than 66% 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 weekly household income is $1,687, which is well above the state figure of $1,282. Personal income follows a similar trend, with the usual $671 being well above the South Australian figure.
$671
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,687
Higher than 50% 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 13.4% recorded for South Australia and the 12.3% national figure.
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 Naracoorte [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41011/naracoorte/topic/first-nations