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Albany - Surrounds

4,281 km²

Higher typical incomes for First Nations people set Albany - Surrounds apart from many similar areas. It is a vast, sparsely populated region of Western Australia where residents rely heavily on cars to get around. The community includes 755 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who tend to be older than the national average. This is a rural landscape where most homes are far from shops, schools and health services.

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First Nations

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First Nations residents here are typically older and earn more than those in most similar areas, with a typical personal income of $569. While unemployment is well below the state figure at 10.2%, Year 12 completion is far below the national average at 26.6%.

755 First Nations people

27 yrs Median age Here 27 yrs WA 24 yrs Aus 24 yrs

26.6% Year 12 Here 26.6% WA 32.5% Aus 37.0%

10.2% Unemployment Here 10.2% WA 15.9% Aus 12.3%

$569 Median income Here $569 WA $481 Aus $540

$1,515 Household income Here $1,515 WA $1,480 Aus $1,507

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This is a car-dependent area with a walkability score of 1.7, far below the state average. Only 4.6% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, and access to groceries (11.9%) and health services (3.8%) is much lower than across Western Australia.

1.7 Walk score

1.5 Types ≤15 min