35
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Burns Beach · 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.
More First Nations people live in Burns Beach than in about 76% of similar areas. While the community is relatively young, the most striking feature is that typical incomes for First Nations households are among the highest for this type of area.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Burns Beach — higher than 74% of areas.
| Burns Beach | 35 |
|---|---|
| Western Australia | 88,693 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 35 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people here. They are a little younger than the state and national typical age of 24, with a typical age of 22.
35
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
22 yrs
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Personal and household incomes.
Typical First Nations personal income is $1,625, which is far above the national figure of $540. Similarly, household income is $4,583, far above the Western Australian figure of $1,480.
$1,625
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$4,583
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total weekly income for households with one or more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members.
Use of an Australian Indigenous language at home.
No one here speaks a First Nations language. This is far below the state average of 16% and the national average of 12.3%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who use an Australian Indigenous language at home.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). First Nations in Burns Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50221/burns-beach/topic/first-nations