39
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Cockburn Central · 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 than 77% of similar areas have fewer First Nations residents than Cockburn Central, where 39 people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. The community is marked by very strong economic outcomes, including a far higher typical income than the national figure.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cockburn Central — higher than 75% of areas.
| Cockburn Central | 39 |
|---|---|
| Western Australia | 88,693 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 39 First Nations people living here. The typical resident is 26, which is a little older than the Western Australian and national figure of 24.
39
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
26 yrs
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
School completion among First Nations people.
About 37.9% of First Nations residents completed Year 12. This is well above the Western Australian figure of 32.5% and about the same as the national average.
37.9%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Engagement with the labour force.
The First Nations unemployment rate is 0.0%, which is much lower than most areas and far below the national figure of 12.3%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as a share of the First Nations labour force (aged 15+).
Personal and household incomes.
Typical household income is $2,083, well above the state and national figures. Personal income is also much higher than most areas, at a typical $979.
$979
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$2,083
Higher than 65% 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.
About 7.7% of First Nations residents speak a First Nations language. While this is higher than most similar areas, it is well below the Western Australian figure of 16.0%.
7.7%
Higher than 69% 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 Cockburn Central [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50304/cockburn-central/topic/first-nations