163
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Conder · 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 First Nations people live in Conder than in about 91% of similar areas, with 163 people identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. This community is slightly younger than the national average, with a typical age of 23 years.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Conder — higher than 86% of areas.
| Conder | 163 |
|---|---|
| Australian Capital Territory | 8,949 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical age for First Nations residents is 23, making the group a little younger than the typical person in the ACT or Australia.
163
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
23 yrs
Younger than 62% 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 49.5% of First Nations people here finished Year 12, which is far above the national figure of 37.0%, though well below the 58.7% seen across the ACT.
49.5%
Higher than 70% 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 residents is 8.6%, which is well below the Australian average of 12.3% and just a little above the ACT rate.
8.6%
Lower than 59% 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 income for First Nations residents is $2,399, which is well above the national figure. However, typical personal income is $792, which is well below the ACT's $998.
$792
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$2,399
Higher than 76% 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.
Almost 10% of First Nations residents speak a First Nations language, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the ACT average.
9.8%
Higher than 75% 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 Conder [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80039/conder/topic/first-nations