564
Higher than 61% of indigenous location areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Cockburn - Central · Indigenous Location
First Nations in Cockburn - Central
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.
First Nations people in Cockburn - Central are notably younger than those in most other areas. There are 564 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents here, with a typical age of just 20 years.
564
- 1–1: 17 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–5: 2 areas
- 5–7: 0 areas
- 7–10: 3 areas
- 10–13: 1 area
- 13–19: 2 areas
- 19–26: 7 areas
- 26–36: 9 areas
- 36–49: 13 areas
- 49–68: 34 areas
- 68–95: 43 areas
- 95–131: 69 areas
- 131–182: 88 areas
- 182–251: 108 areas
- 251–348: 107 areas
- 348–482: 139 areas
- 482–667: 115 areas
- 667–923: 127 areas
- 923–1,278: 91 areas
- 1,278–1,769: 71 areas
- 1,769–2,448: 39 areas
- 2,448–3,389: 22 areas
- 3,389–4,691: 16 areas
- 4,691–6,494: 8 areas
- 6,494–8,989: 7 areas
All indigenous location areas, 2021. The marker is Cockburn - Central — higher than 61% of areas.
| Cockburn - Central | 564 |
|---|---|
| Western Australia | 88,693 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical First Nations resident is 20, which is noticeably younger than the typical age of 24 found across both Western Australia and Australia.
20 yrs
Younger than 90% of indigenous location areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Education
School completion among First Nations people.
School completion is high here, with 49.7% of First Nations residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the Western Australian figure of 32.5%.
49.7%
Higher than 87% of indigenous location 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 14.5%, which is higher than in most areas and a little above the national figure of 12.3%.
14.5%
Higher than 63% of indigenous location 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 for First Nations residents is $1,819, a little above the state figure of $1,480. Personal incomes are also well above the state typical of $481.
$667
Higher than 78% of indigenous location areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,819
Higher than 82% of indigenous location 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 9.8% of First Nations people here speak a First Nations language, which is higher than most areas but well below the Western Australian figure of 16.0%.
9.8%
Higher than 60% of indigenous location 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 Cockburn - Central [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC50500601/cockburn-central/topic/first-nations