126
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Hannans · 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.
Nearly 25% of First Nations people in Hannans speak an Indigenous language, which is far above the national figure. The area is home to 126 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, a population size larger than about 89% of similar areas.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Hannans — higher than 86% of areas.
| Hannans | 126 |
|---|---|
| Western Australia | 88,693 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical First Nations resident is 26 years old, making them a little older than the usual person in Western Australia or across the country.
126
Higher than 86% 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.
Year 12 completion for First Nations residents is 31.6%, which is lower than most similar areas and well below the Australian figure.
31.6%
Lower than 71% 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 unemployment rate for First Nations people is 18.8%, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national rate of 12.3%.
18.8%
Higher than 82% 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 weekly household income for First Nations residents is $1,731, which is a little above the state and national figures.
$575
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,731
Higher than 52% 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.
Speaking a First Nations language is very common here, with 24.6% of the population doing so, a rate far above the Australian average.
24.6%
Higher than 88% 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 Hannans [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50611/hannans/topic/first-nations