6
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Oombulgurri · 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 typical First Nations resident in Oombulgurri is only 6 years old, making this one of the youngest populations in the country. This striking age gap defines daily life in the area, where children make up the vast majority of the First Nations community.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Oombulgurri — higher than 51% of areas.
| Oombulgurri | 6 |
|---|---|
| Western Australia | 88,693 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 6 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living here. At just 6 years old, the typical First Nations resident is far younger than the national and state figures of 24 years.
6
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6 yrs
Younger than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). First Nations in Oombulgurri [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51182/oombulgurri/topic/first-nations