6,114
Lower than 52% of indigenous region areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Geraldton · Indigenous Region
First Nations in Geraldton
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 6,114 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Geraldton, which is more than half of similar areas. This community is slightly older than the state and national average, with a typical age of 26 years.
6,114
- 1–2: 7 areas
- 2–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 1 area
- 5–8: 0 areas
- 8–12: 3 areas
- 12–18: 0 areas
- 18–27: 1 area
- 27–41: 0 areas
- 41–61: 1 area
- 61–92: 0 areas
- 92–140: 0 areas
- 140–211: 2 areas
- 211–318: 0 areas
- 318–479: 2 areas
- 479–723: 0 areas
- 723–1,092: 0 areas
- 1,092–1,648: 4 areas
- 1,648–2,486: 0 areas
- 2,486–3,752: 2 areas
- 3,752–5,663: 5 areas
- 5,663–8,545: 7 areas
- 8,545–12,896: 5 areas
- 12,896–19,461: 4 areas
- 19,461–29,368: 3 areas
- 29,368–44,319: 8 areas
- 44,319–66,881: 0 areas
- 66,881–100,929: 3 areas
All indigenous region areas, 2021. The marker is Geraldton — lower than 52% of areas.
| Geraldton | 6,114 |
|---|---|
| Western Australia | 88,693 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical age for First Nations residents is 26, making the group a little older than the national figure of 24.
26 yrs
Older than 57% of indigenous region 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 26%, which is well below the Western Australian rate of 32.5% and far below the Australian figure of 37%.
26.0%
Lower than 57% of indigenous region 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.
Unemployment is 18.2%, which is higher than most similar areas and well above the national rate of 12.3%.
18.2%
Higher than 60% of indigenous region 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 household incomes are $1,207, which is lower than most areas and a little below the state figure of $1,480. Typical personal incomes are $464, about the same as the state average.
$464
Lower than 55% of indigenous region areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,207
Lower than 71% of indigenous region 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 7.7% of First Nations people speak a traditional language, a figure that is well below both the state (16%) and national (12.3%) levels.
7.7%
Lower than 57% of indigenous region 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 Geraldton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ireg/IREG502/geraldton/topic/first-nations