74
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Kensington · 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 small but significant First Nations community of 74 people lives in Kensington. This population is larger than in about 84% of similar areas, and the typical person is a little older than the national figure at 26 years old.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kensington — higher than 82% of areas.
| Kensington | 74 |
|---|---|
| Western Australia | 88,693 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 74 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living here, which is more than 84% of similar areas. The typical age is 26, making the group a little older than both the state and national figures.
74
Higher than 82% 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 sits at 36%. While this is lower than most areas, it is well above the Western Australian figure of 32.5% and just a little below the national rate of 37%.
36.0%
Lower than 60% 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 0%, which is much lower than most areas and far below both state and national figures.
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 household income is $1,625, which is a little above the state figure. However, the typical personal income of $474 is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure.
$474
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,625
Lower than 53% 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 in this group speaks a First Nations language. This is much lower than most areas and far below the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
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 Kensington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50752/kensington/topic/first-nations