557
Lower than 79% of indigenous area areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
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First Nations in Manjimup - Denmark - Plantagenet
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.
Five hundred and fifty-seven Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Manjimup - Denmark - Plantagenet. This is a notably young group, with a typical age of just 21, which is much lower than most similar areas.
557
- 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 Manjimup - Denmark - Plantagenet — lower than 79% of areas.
| Manjimup - Denmark - Plantagenet | 557 |
|---|---|
| Western Australia | 88,693 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical age of 21 is noticeably younger than the state and national figures of 24. This group is smaller than in about 77% of similar areas.
21 yrs
Younger than 93% 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.
Year 12 completion for First Nations people is 33.9%, which is a little above the Western Australian figure but well below the national rate of 37.0%.
33.9%
Higher 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.
Unemployment for First Nations people is 10.8%, which is lower than most similar areas and well below the state rate of 15.9%.
10.8%
Lower than 64% 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 weekly household income is $1,286, which is a little below both the state and national figures. Personal income is $514, which is about the same as across Australia and Western Australia.
$514
Lower than 56% of indigenous area areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,286
Lower than 60% 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.
Only 5.4% of First Nations people here speak a First Nations language, a figure that is far below the Western Australian rate of 16.0%.
5.4%
Lower than 58% 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 Manjimup - Denmark - Plantagenet [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE507010/manjimup-denmark-plantagenet/topic/first-nations