21
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Woodlands · 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 household in Woodlands earns far more than the state and national figures. This small community of 21 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is notably younger than most other areas across Western Australia.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Woodlands — higher than 69% of areas.
| Woodlands | 21 |
|---|---|
| Western Australia | 88,693 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 21 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living here. The typical person in this group is only 21, which is noticeably younger than the state and national figure of 24.
21
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
21 yrs
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Personal and household incomes.
Household income for First Nations residents is $2,750, which is far above the Western Australian figure of $1,480. Personal income is $575, placing the area around the middle for its level and slightly above the state average.
$575
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$2,750
Higher than 86% 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 far below the 16% seen across Western Australia and the 12.3% national figure.
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 Woodlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51638/woodlands/topic/first-nations