72
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Westbury · Suburb / Locality
First Nations in Westbury
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 First Nations people live in Westbury than in about 84% of similar areas, with 72 people identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. The typical person in this group is 30 years old, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 24.
72
- 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 Westbury — higher than 82% of areas.
| Westbury | 72 |
|---|---|
| Tasmania | 30,186 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The First Nations population here is larger than most similar areas. The typical age is 30, making this group noticeably older than both the Tasmanian and Australian averages.
30 yrs
Older than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Education
School completion among First Nations people.
Only 21.6% of First Nations residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 37%. This is also much lower than most other similar areas.
21.6%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Work
Engagement with the labour force.
There is no unemployment among First Nations people in Westbury. This 0% rate is far below the Tasmanian figure of 10.1% and 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+).
Income
Personal and household incomes.
Household income for First Nations residents is $1,062, which is well below the national figure and much lower than most similar areas. Typical personal income is also a little below the state and national averages at $471.
$471
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,062
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total weekly income for households with one or more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members.
Language & culture
Use of an Australian Indigenous language at home.
No one in the First Nations community here speaks a traditional language. This is a little below the Tasmanian figure and far below the national average of 12.3%.
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.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). First Nations in Westbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60743/westbury/topic/first-nations