0
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Cocos Islands · Council (LGA)
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.
Fewer Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live here than in almost any other similar area, with no people identifying as First Nations. This makes the Cocos Islands an outlier in the national landscape regarding First Nations representation.
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Cocos Islands — lower than 99% of areas.
| Cocos Islands | 0 |
|---|---|
| Other Territories | 219 |
| Other Territories | 224 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 0 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living here, which is among the smallest counts for this level.
0
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). First Nations in Cocos Islands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA51860/cocos-islands/topic/first-nations