57
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Brunswick · Suburb / Locality
First Nations in Brunswick
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.
Fifty-seven Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Brunswick, which is more than 81% of similar areas. This group is notably young, with a typical age of just 19 years. However, the community faces significant gaps in schooling and income compared to the wider state.
57
- 1–1: 6180 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 770 areas
- 4–5: 626 areas
- 5–7: 781 areas
- 7–9: 780 areas
- 9–12: 625 areas
- 12–17: 661 areas
- 17–23: 511 areas
- 23–32: 567 areas
- 32–44: 486 areas
- 44–60: 559 areas
- 60–82: 470 areas
- 82–113: 455 areas
- 113–155: 490 areas
- 155–212: 381 areas
- 212–291: 319 areas
- 291–398: 256 areas
- 398–546: 182 areas
- 546–748: 111 areas
- 748–1,025: 72 areas
- 1,025–1,404: 38 areas
- 1,404–1,924: 20 areas
- 1,924–2,637: 10 areas
- 2,637–3,613: 1 area
- 3,613–4,952: 0 areas
- 4,952–6,786: 1 area
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Brunswick — higher than 78% of areas.
| Brunswick | 57 |
|---|---|
| Western Australia | 88,693 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical First Nations resident is 19 years old, which is noticeably younger than the Western Australian and national figure of 24 years.
19 yrs
Younger than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Education
School completion among First Nations people.
School completion is quite low here, with only 11.4% of First Nations people finishing Year 12. This is far below the 32.5% seen across Western Australia.
11.4%
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Income
Personal and household incomes.
Earnings are lower than most areas, with typical personal income at $391, which is well below the national figure of $540. Typical household incomes are also a little below state and national levels at $1,292.
$391
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,292
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality 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 5.3% of First Nations people here speak a traditional language. This is around the middle for similar areas, though far below the 16% average for Western Australia.
5.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality 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 Brunswick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50197/brunswick/topic/first-nations