Burns Beach · Suburb / Locality

First Nations in Burns Beach

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.

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Where Burns Beach sits — Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people

35
  • 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 Burns Beach — higher than 74% of areas.

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people compared with the state and national average
Burns Beach35
Western Australia 88,693

Population & age

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.

Income

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.

Language & culture

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%.

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 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