75
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Hillarys · 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.
Hillarys has a First Nations population that is larger than about 84% of similar areas. This group is noticeably younger than the state and national typical age of 24, with a typical age of just 20 years.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Hillarys — higher than 82% of areas.
| Hillarys | 75 |
|---|---|
| Western Australia | 88,693 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 75 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living here. This group is noticeably younger than the typical resident in Western Australia or Australia.
75
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
20 yrs
Younger than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
School completion among First Nations people.
School completion is high, with 56.5% of First Nations people finishing Year 12. This is far above the national figure of 37% and the state's 32.5%.
56.5%
Higher than 82% 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 incomes are much higher than in most areas, with household income at $2,333 and personal income at $1,125. Both figures are far above the typical amounts seen across the state and country.
$1,125
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$2,333
Higher than 74% 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.
No one reported speaking a First Nations language, which is far below the state figure of 16% and the national figure of 12.3%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Hillarys [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50638/hillarys/topic/first-nations