60
Lower than 92% of indigenous location areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Dampier · Indigenous Location
First Nations in Dampier
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 small but high-earning First Nations community lives in Dampier, where 60 people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. While the group is smaller than in most similar areas, they experience far lower unemployment and higher incomes than the state and national figures.
60
- 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 Dampier — lower than 92% of areas.
| Dampier | 60 |
|---|---|
| Western Australia | 88,693 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical age for First Nations people here is 29, which is noticeably older than the typical age of 24 seen across Western Australia and the rest of the country.
29 yrs
Older than 81% 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.
Year 12 completion is 27.8%, a figure that is well below the Western Australian average of 32.5% and the national rate of 37.0%.
27.8%
Lower than 63% 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.
There is currently 0.0% unemployment among First Nations residents, which is far below the 15.9% rate in Western Australia and the 12.3% national figure.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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.
Household incomes for First Nations people are among the highest in the region at $3,125, which is far above the state average of $1,480. Typical personal incomes are also far above the national figure, sitting at $1,531.
$1,531
Higher than 99% of indigenous location areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$3,125
Higher than 99% 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.
Cultural ties remain strong, with 23.3% of First Nations people speaking a First Nations language, a rate that is far above the 12.3% seen across Australia.
23.3%
Higher than 73% 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 Dampier [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC50600502/dampier/topic/first-nations