Penrice · Suburb / Locality

First Nations in Penrice

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 First Nations people live in Penrice than in about 65% of similar areas. The community is remarkably young, with a typical age of just 14 years. This is far younger than the typical First Nations person in South Australia or across Australia, where the figure is 24.

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Where Penrice sits — Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people

13
  • 1–1: 6180 areas
  • 1–2: 0 areas
  • 2–3: 0 areas
  • 3–4: 770 areas
  • 4–5: 626 areas
  • 5–7: 781 areas
  • 7–9: 780 areas
  • 9–12: 625 areas
  • 12–17: 661 areas
  • 17–23: 511 areas
  • 23–32: 567 areas
  • 32–44: 486 areas
  • 44–60: 559 areas
  • 60–82: 470 areas
  • 82–113: 455 areas
  • 113–155: 490 areas
  • 155–212: 381 areas
  • 212–291: 319 areas
  • 291–398: 256 areas
  • 398–546: 182 areas
  • 546–748: 111 areas
  • 748–1,025: 72 areas
  • 1,025–1,404: 38 areas
  • 1,404–1,924: 20 areas
  • 1,924–2,637: 10 areas
  • 2,637–3,613: 1 area
  • 3,613–4,952: 0 areas
  • 4,952–6,786: 1 area

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Penrice — higher than 62% of areas.

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people compared with the state and national average
Penrice13
South Australia 42,562

Population & age

How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.

There are 13 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Penrice. Their typical age is 14, which is much lower than most similar areas and 10 years younger than the South Australian and national figures.

Income

Personal and household incomes.

Typical First Nations household income is $2,250, which is far above the state figure of $1,282. Personal income is also higher than most areas, with the usual amount being $899, far above the $540 national figure.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). First Nations in Penrice [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41139/penrice/topic/first-nations