1,147
Higher than 66% of council (lga) areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Ngaanyatjarraku · Council (LGA)
First Nations in Ngaanyatjarraku
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 gap of 84 percentage points separates Ngaanyatjarraku from the national average in First Nations language use. This area has a strong cultural identity, where 1,147 First Nations people live and nearly all speak a traditional language. However, this community faces significant challenges with employment and income compared to the rest of Australia.
1,147
- 1–1: 9 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 3 areas
- 4–6: 0 areas
- 6–9: 1 area
- 9–12: 12 areas
- 12–18: 5 areas
- 18–25: 11 areas
- 25–36: 20 areas
- 36–52: 16 areas
- 52–74: 13 areas
- 74–106: 29 areas
- 106–151: 26 areas
- 151–217: 32 areas
- 217–310: 44 areas
- 310–444: 37 areas
- 444–636: 42 areas
- 636–910: 51 areas
- 910–1,302: 49 areas
- 1,302–1,864: 32 areas
- 1,864–2,668: 55 areas
- 2,668–3,819: 26 areas
- 3,819–5,466: 24 areas
- 5,466–7,823: 11 areas
- 7,823–11,198: 7 areas
- 11,198–16,027: 5 areas
- 16,027–22,940: 5 areas
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Ngaanyatjarraku — higher than 66% of areas.
| Ngaanyatjarraku | 1,147 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | 45,110 |
| Western Australia | 88,693 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 1,147 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people here. The typical First Nations resident is 28, which is noticeably older than the typical person in Western Australia or Australia, where the figure is 24.
28 yrs
Older than 71% of council (lga) 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 for First Nations residents is 14.6%, a figure that is among the lowest for similar areas and far below the national rate of 37.0%.
14.6%
Lower than 96% of council (lga) 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 for First Nations people is 40.5%, which is among the highest at this level and far above the national figure of 12.3%.
40.5%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) 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 income for First Nations residents is $990, well below the national figure of $1,507. Similarly, the typical personal income of $343 is among the lowest in the country.
$343
Lower than 94% of council (lga) areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$990
Lower than 87% of council (lga) 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.
Language preservation is very high here, with 96.4% of First Nations people speaking a traditional language, far above the Western Australian rate of 16.0%.
96.4%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) 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 Ngaanyatjarraku [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA56620/ngaanyatjarraku/topic/first-nations