12
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Wattleup · Suburb / Locality
First Nations in Wattleup
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.
More than 64% of similar areas have fewer Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people than Wattleup. There are 12 First Nations residents here, who are far older than the state and national typical age of 24. This creates a distinct profile for the area's First Nations community.
12
- 1–1: 6180 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 770 areas
- 4–5: 626 areas
- 5–7: 781 areas
- 7–9: 780 areas
- 9–12: 625 areas
- 12–17: 661 areas
- 17–23: 511 areas
- 23–32: 567 areas
- 32–44: 486 areas
- 44–60: 559 areas
- 60–82: 470 areas
- 82–113: 455 areas
- 113–155: 490 areas
- 155–212: 381 areas
- 212–291: 319 areas
- 291–398: 256 areas
- 398–546: 182 areas
- 546–748: 111 areas
- 748–1,025: 72 areas
- 1,025–1,404: 38 areas
- 1,404–1,924: 20 areas
- 1,924–2,637: 10 areas
- 2,637–3,613: 1 area
- 3,613–4,952: 0 areas
- 4,952–6,786: 1 area
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wattleup — higher than 61% of areas.
| Wattleup | 12 |
|---|---|
| Western Australia | 88,693 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical First Nations resident is 41 years old, which is far older than the typical 24-year-old in Western Australia or across the country. This age is much higher than most other similar areas.
41 yrs
Older than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Income
Personal and household incomes.
Typical personal income for First Nations people is $425, which is well below the national figure of $540. Household income is $1,375, which is a little below the Australian figure and about the same as the state average.
$425
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,375
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total weekly income for households with one or more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Wattleup
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). First Nations in Wattleup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51550/wattleup/topic/first-nations