10
Lower than 86% of indigenous region areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Christmas - Cocos (Keeling) Is. · Indigenous Region
First Nations in Christmas - Cocos (Keeling) Is.
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 group of just 10 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Christmas - Cocos (Keeling) Is. This population is exceptionally old and earns much more than First Nations people in other parts of the country.
10
- 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 Christmas - Cocos (Keeling) Is. — lower than 86% of areas.
| Christmas - Cocos (Keeling) Is. | 10 |
|---|---|
| Other Territories | 224 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical First Nations resident here is 60, which is far older than the national figure of 24.
60 yrs
Older than 99% of indigenous region areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Income
Personal and household incomes.
Income for this group is among the highest at this level, with typical household earnings of $4,750 and personal incomes of $999, both far above the national figures.
$999
Higher than 89% of indigenous region areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$4,750
Higher than 99% of indigenous region areas.
Median total weekly income for households with one or more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). First Nations in Christmas - Cocos (Keeling) Is. [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ireg/IREG901/christmas-cocos-is/topic/first-nations