0
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Forrestania · 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 typical age of 57 for First Nations people is far older than the national figure in Forrestania. While the population here is very small, those who identify as First Nations report a typical personal income that is far above state and national levels.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Forrestania — lower than 99% of areas.
| Forrestania | 0 |
|---|---|
| Western Australia | 88,693 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people were recorded in this area. However, the typical age of those who do identify as First Nations is 57, which is far older than the Western Australian and national figure of 24.
0
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
57 yrs
Older than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Personal and household incomes.
The typical personal income for First Nations people is $1,375, which is among the highest for similar areas and far above the national figure of $540.
$1,375
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). First Nations in Forrestania [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50516/forrestania/topic/first-nations