128
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Hilton · 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 population of 128 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Hilton, which is larger than about 89% of similar areas. This group is slightly younger than the state and national typical age of 24, with a typical age of 23 years.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Hilton — higher than 86% of areas.
| Hilton | 128 |
|---|---|
| Western Australia | 88,693 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical First Nations resident here is 23, making them a little younger than the Western Australian and national figure of 24.
128
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
23 yrs
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
School completion among First Nations people.
Schooling outcomes are positive, as 40% of First Nations residents finished Year 12. This is well above the Western Australian figure of 32.5% and a little above the Australian average of 37%.
40.0%
Higher than 50% 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.
Finding a job is more difficult here, with a First Nations unemployment rate of 20.5%. This is much higher than most areas and well above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia.
20.5%
Higher than 86% 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 is $1,468, which is about the same as the state and national figures. However, typical personal income is only $337, which is well below the Western Australian figure of $481.
$337
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,468
Lower than 59% 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.
Only 4.7% of the First Nations population speaks a traditional language. This is far below the Western Australian figure of 16% and well below the national average of 12.3%.
4.7%
Higher than 54% 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 Hilton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50641/hilton/topic/first-nations