38
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Gelorup · Suburb / Locality
First Nations in Gelorup
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 Gelorup, which is home to 38 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. This group is noticeably older than the state and national typical age of 24, with a typical age of 29.
38
- 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 Gelorup — higher than 74% of areas.
| Gelorup | 38 |
|---|---|
| Western Australia | 88,693 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 38 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living here. The typical person in this group is 29, making them noticeably older than those in Western Australia and across Australia.
29 yrs
Older than 60% 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 far below the national figure, as only 21.4% of First Nations people here finished Year 12. This is much lower than most similar areas and 16 points below the Australian average.
21.4%
Lower than 88% 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.
Typical household income for First Nations residents is $2,583, which is far above the state and national figures. However, personal income is a little below the state figure at $387, which is much lower than most similar areas.
$387
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$2,583
Higher than 81% 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.
A significant 13.2% of First Nations people here speak a First Nations language, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas and about the same as the national average.
13.2%
Higher than 84% 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). First Nations in Gelorup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50533/gelorup/topic/first-nations