684
Lower than 71% of indigenous area areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Esperance - Ravensthorpe · Indigenous Area
First Nations in Esperance - Ravensthorpe
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.
Six hundred and eighty-four Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Esperance - Ravensthorpe. This community is notably young, with a typical age of just 22. It is a small population compared to most similar areas, but it shows a strong connection to work with an unemployment rate well below the state figure.
684
- 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 Esperance - Ravensthorpe — lower than 71% of areas.
| Esperance - Ravensthorpe | 684 |
|---|---|
| Western Australia | 88,693 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical First Nations resident is 22 years old, which is a little younger than the state and national figure of 24.
22 yrs
Younger than 86% 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.
About 31% of First Nations residents finished Year 12. This is around the middle for similar areas, though it is well below the national figure of 37%.
31.0%
Lower than 55% 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.
The unemployment rate for First Nations people is 10%, which is lower than most similar areas and well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9%.
10.0%
Lower than 70% 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.
Typical household income is $1,380, which is about the same as the state figure. Typical personal income is $503, roughly matching the national figure.
$503
Lower than 60% of indigenous area areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,380
Higher than 52% 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 7.6% of First Nations people speak a traditional language. This is well below the national figure of 12.3% and the state figure of 16%.
7.6%
Higher than 57% 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 Esperance - Ravensthorpe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE503001/esperance-ravensthorpe/topic/first-nations