60
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Wembley · 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.
Higher-than-average education and income levels define the First Nations experience in Wembley. There are 60 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents here, and they often achieve outcomes far above the national figures for school and work.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wembley — higher than 79% of areas.
| Wembley | 60 |
|---|---|
| Western Australia | 88,693 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical First Nations resident is 26 years old, which is a little older than the typical person in Western Australia or Australia, who are both 24.
60
Higher than 79% 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.
Education levels are very high, with 54.3% of First Nations people finishing Year 12. This is far above the state figure of 32.5% and the national figure of 37.0%.
54.3%
Higher than 78% 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 0.0%, 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 personal incomes are much higher than most areas at $900, which is far above the national figure of $540. Household incomes sit at $1,562, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
$900
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,562
Lower than 55% 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.
About 10.0% of First Nations residents speak a First Nations language, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas but well below the Western Australian average of 16.0%.
10.0%
Higher than 76% 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 Wembley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51564/wembley/topic/first-nations