5,931
Higher than 55% of region (sa4) areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Western Australia - Wheat Belt · Region (SA4)
First Nations in Western Australia - Wheat Belt
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.
More than half of similar regions have fewer First Nations people than the 5,931 living in the Western Australia - Wheat Belt. This population is slightly older than the state and national typical age of 24. However, the area faces significant challenges with low income and high unemployment.
5,931
- 1–1: 7 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 1 area
- 5–7: 0 areas
- 7–10: 2 areas
- 10–15: 0 areas
- 15–21: 0 areas
- 21–31: 0 areas
- 31–46: 1 area
- 46–67: 0 areas
- 67–99: 0 areas
- 99–145: 0 areas
- 145–213: 1 area
- 213–312: 1 area
- 312–458: 1 area
- 458–671: 1 area
- 671–984: 2 areas
- 984–1,444: 4 areas
- 1,444–2,117: 4 areas
- 2,117–3,105: 9 areas
- 3,105–4,553: 13 areas
- 4,553–6,677: 16 areas
- 6,677–9,792: 13 areas
- 9,792–14,359: 13 areas
- 14,359–21,058: 11 areas
- 21,058–30,882: 6 areas
- 30,882–45,289: 1 area
All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Western Australia - Wheat Belt — higher than 55% of areas.
| Western Australia - Wheat Belt | 5,931 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | 45,110 |
| Western Australia | 88,693 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 5,931 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people here. The typical resident is 25, which is a little older than the state and national figure.
25 yrs
Older than 64% of region (sa4) 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 very low at 26%, which is far below the Australian figure of 37%. This is also well below the state rate of 32.5%.
26.0%
Lower than 88% of region (sa4) 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 16.8%, a rate that is much higher than most similar areas. This is about the same as the Western Australian figure but well above the national rate of 12.3%.
16.8%
Higher than 86% of region (sa4) 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 is among the lowest for this level at $1,177, which is well below the state and national figures. The typical personal income of $466 is also much lower than in most other areas.
$466
Lower than 85% of region (sa4) areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,177
Lower than 95% of region (sa4) 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 5.8% of First Nations people here speak a First Nations language. This is around the middle for similar areas, though it is far below the state figure of 16%.
5.8%
Higher than 52% of region (sa4) 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). First Nations in Western Australia - Wheat Belt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/509/western-australia-wheat-belt/topic/first-nations