470
Higher than 55% of indigenous location areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Seville Grove · Indigenous Location
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.
About 470 First Nations people live in Seville Grove, making it larger than over half of similar areas. The community is notably young, with a typical age of just 17 years, which is much lower than the national figure.
All indigenous location areas, 2021. The marker is Seville Grove — higher than 55% of areas.
| Seville Grove | 470 |
|---|---|
| Western Australia | 88,693 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical age for First Nations residents is 17, which is among the lowest for this level and noticeably younger than the Western Australian and national figures of 24 years.
470
Higher than 55% of indigenous location areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17 yrs
Younger than 99% of indigenous location areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
School completion among First Nations people.
About 31.2% of First Nations people have finished Year 12, a figure that is around the middle for its level but well below the Australian average of 37.0%.
31.2%
Lower than 53% of indigenous location areas.
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Engagement with the labour force.
Unemployment for First Nations people is 25.6%, which is much higher than most areas and far above the national figure of 12.3%.
25.6%
Higher than 86% of indigenous location 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 $1,485, which is higher than most areas and about the same as the state and national figures.
$558
Higher than 58% of indigenous location areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,485
Higher than 63% of indigenous location 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.
Around 6.6% of First Nations people speak a First Nations language, a rate that is around the middle for its level but well below the 16.0% seen across Western Australia.
6.6%
Lower than 52% of indigenous location 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 Seville Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC50500104/seville-grove/topic/first-nations