207
Lower than 93% of indigenous area areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Shark Bay - Coral Bay - Upper Gascoyne · Indigenous Area
First Nations in Shark Bay - Coral Bay - Upper Gascoyne
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 First Nations resident in Shark Bay - Coral Bay - Upper Gascoyne is 31, making this group noticeably older than the state and national figures. While the population of 207 people is among the smallest for similar areas, the community shows strong employment rates compared to other regions.
207
- 1–1: 8 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 1 area
- 4–6: 1 area
- 6–9: 0 areas
- 9–12: 3 areas
- 12–18: 0 areas
- 18–25: 1 area
- 25–36: 0 areas
- 36–52: 1 area
- 52–74: 0 areas
- 74–106: 0 areas
- 106–151: 5 areas
- 151–217: 5 areas
- 217–310: 9 areas
- 310–444: 33 areas
- 444–636: 49 areas
- 636–910: 60 areas
- 910–1,302: 78 areas
- 1,302–1,864: 44 areas
- 1,864–2,668: 53 areas
- 2,668–3,819: 28 areas
- 3,819–5,466: 23 areas
- 5,466–7,823: 15 areas
- 7,823–11,198: 6 areas
- 11,198–16,027: 6 areas
- 16,027–22,940: 1 area
All indigenous area areas, 2021. The marker is Shark Bay - Coral Bay - Upper Gascoyne — lower than 93% of areas.
| Shark Bay - Coral Bay - Upper Gascoyne | 207 |
|---|---|
| Western Australia | 88,693 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The First Nations population totals 207 people, with a typical age of 31 years, which is noticeably older than the Western Australian and Australian averages of 24.
31 yrs
Older than 90% of indigenous area areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Education
School completion among First Nations people.
Schooling levels are low here, with only 18.3% of First Nations residents completing Year 12, a figure far below the national average of 37%.
18.3%
Lower than 87% of indigenous area areas.
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Work
Engagement with the labour force.
Job prospects are relatively strong, as the First Nations unemployment rate is 10.5%, which is well below the Western Australian rate of 15.9%.
10.5%
Lower than 66% of indigenous area areas.
Unemployed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as a share of the First Nations labour force (aged 15+).
Income
Personal and household incomes.
Household incomes are much lower than in most areas, with a typical weekly amount of $1,071, well below the national figure of $1,507.
$438
Lower than 75% of indigenous area areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,071
Lower than 81% of indigenous area areas.
Median total weekly income for households with one or more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members.
Language & culture
Use of an Australian Indigenous language at home.
About 9.7% of First Nations people speak a traditional language, a rate that is higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the Western Australian figure of 16%.
9.7%
Higher than 64% of indigenous area areas.
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who use an Australian Indigenous language at home.
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 Shark Bay - Coral Bay - Upper Gascoyne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE502007/shark-bay-coral-bay-upper-gascoyne/topic/first-nations