8
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Broomehill Village · Suburb / Locality
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 stark gap in income separates the First Nations community in Broomehill Village from the rest of the country. While there are 8 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people here, their typical weekly earnings are far below the state and national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Broomehill Village — higher than 57% of areas.
| Broomehill Village | 8 |
|---|---|
| Western Australia | 88,693 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The First Nations population is older than most areas. The typical age is 37, which is far older than the Western Australian and national figure of 24.
8
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
37 yrs
Older than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Personal and household incomes.
Household income for First Nations residents is $575, which is far below the Western Australian figure of $1,480. Similarly, typical personal income is $350, well below both the state and national figures.
$350
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$575
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total weekly income for households with one or more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). First Nations in Broomehill Village [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50192/broomehill-village/topic/first-nations