39
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Sellicks Beach · 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 typical age of just 17 years for First Nations residents marks Sellicks Beach as having a much younger community than most similar areas. There are 39 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living here, which is a larger group than about 77% of nearby areas.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Sellicks Beach — higher than 75% of areas.
| Sellicks Beach | 39 |
|---|---|
| South Australia | 42,562 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
First Nations residents are noticeably younger than those in South Australia and across Australia, where the typical age is 24.
39
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17 yrs
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Personal and household incomes.
The typical weekly household income for First Nations residents is $1,416, which is a little above the South Australian figure of $1,282. Personal income sits at $575, which is around the middle for similar areas.
$575
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,416
Lower than 62% 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, a figure that is far below both the South Australian and national averages.
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 Sellicks Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41327/sellicks-beach/topic/first-nations