544
Higher than 60% of indigenous location areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Rockingham - North · 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.
A typical age of 26 for First Nations residents makes Rockingham - North a little older than the state and national figures. There are 544 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in the area, which is a larger population than about 61% of similar areas.
All indigenous location areas, 2021. The marker is Rockingham - North — higher than 60% of areas.
| Rockingham - North | 544 |
|---|---|
| Western Australia | 88,693 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The First Nations population is slightly older than the usual 24 year olds seen across Australia and Western Australia.
544
Higher than 60% of indigenous location areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
26 yrs
Older than 57% of indigenous location areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
School completion among First Nations people.
Year 12 completion for First Nations residents is 35.7%, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 32.5% but a little below the national rate of 37.0%.
35.7%
Higher than 61% 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 16.2%, a figure that is well above the Australian average of 12.3% and slightly higher than most similar areas.
16.2%
Higher than 71% 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 weekly household income for First Nations families is $1,335, which is a little below the state and national figures. However, typical personal income is $534, which is a little above the Western Australian figure of $481.
$534
Higher than 52% of indigenous location areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,335
Higher than 50% 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.
About 7.2% of First Nations people here speak a First Nations language, which is well below the 16.0% seen across Western Australia and the 12.3% national figure.
7.2%
Higher than 51% 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 Rockingham - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC50501502/rockingham-north/topic/first-nations