Perth - South West

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2021 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Statistical Areas Level 4
Area code 507
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 9,392
Male 52.1%
Female 47.9%
Median age 23
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander families 3,261
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 4,087
Average number of people per household 3.2
Median weekly household income $1,691
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,800
Median weekly rent (a) $330

(a) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

Indigenous status
All people 		Perth - South West % Perth - South West Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander total 9,392 2.1 88,693 3.3 812,728 3.2
Aboriginal 8,924 2.0 85,004 3.2 742,882 2.9
Torres Strait Islander 195 0.0 1,625 0.1 33,765 0.1
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 274 0.1 2,068 0.1 36,083 0.1
Non-Indigenous 415,127 93.6 2,431,204 91.4 23,375,949 91.9
Not stated 18,893 4.3 140,128 5.3 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Place of Usual Residence (PURP), Indigenous status (INGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Age
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Perth - South West % Perth - South West Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 23 N/A 24 N/A 24 N/A
0-4 years 1,063 11.3 9,264 10.4 85,941 10.6
5-14 years 2,164 23.0 19,164 21.6 179,604 22.1
15-24 years 1,777 18.9 16,006 18.0 150,057 18.5
25-34 years 1,554 16.5 13,512 15.2 117,969 14.5
35-44 years 1,062 11.3 10,445 11.8 87,910 10.8
45-54 years 818 8.7 8,961 10.1 81,802 10.1
55-64 years 565 6.0 6,632 7.5 61,759 7.6
65 years and over 389 4.1 4,716 5.3 47,677 5.9

More information on Age (AGEP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Registered marital status
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Perth - South West % Perth - South West Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 1,346 21.8 12,414 20.6 127,525 23.3
Separated 266 4.3 2,666 4.4 23,982 4.4
Divorced 407 6.6 3,260 5.4 37,473 6.8
Widowed 124 2.0 1,837 3.0 16,329 3.0
Never married 4,018 65.2 40,088 66.5 341,871 62.5

Note: In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.

More information on Registered marital status (MSTP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Social marital status
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Perth - South West % Perth - South West Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 1,069 20.7 9,839 19.6 112,643 23.0
De facto marriage (b) 888 17.2 9,703 19.3 81,295 16.6
Not married 3,193 62.0 30,724 61.1 296,032 60.4

(a) In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.
(b) De facto marriage is when two people live together as partners who are not in a registered marriage. It includes people who report de facto, partner, common law husband/wife/spouse, lover, girlfriend or boyfriend.

More information on Social marital status (MDCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Education

Type of educational institution attending
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people attending an educational institution 		Perth - South West % Perth - South West Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 261 6.4 2,321 6.6 25,485 8.0
Primary 1,427 34.8 12,434 35.5 120,864 37.9
Secondary 1,002 24.4 8,838 25.3 83,631 26.2
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 259 6.3 1,694 4.8 21,273 6.7
Tertiary - University or higher education 290 7.1 1,710 4.9 21,149 6.6
Other 126 3.1 782 2.2 7,310 2.3
Not stated 729 17.8 7,209 20.6 38,814 12.2

More information Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Level of highest educational attainment
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Perth - South West % Perth - South West Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 507 8.2 3,247 5.4 40,554 7.4
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 385 6.2 2,678 4.4 34,681 6.3
Certificate level IV 293 4.8 2,311 3.8 23,374 4.3
Certificate level III 932 15.1 7,762 12.9 84,821 15.5
Year 12 992 16.1 9,364 15.5 82,998 15.2
Year 11 510 8.3 5,923 9.8 43,335 7.9
Year 10 1,429 23.2 14,035 23.3 102,707 18.8
Certificate level II 4 0.1 106 0.2 1,262 0.2
Certificate level I 0 0.0 22 0.0 241 0.0
Year 9 or below 596 9.7 7,020 11.6 75,326 13.8
Inadequately described 105 1.7 1,073 1.8 11,038 2.0
No educational attainment 77 1.2 854 1.4 5,242 1.0
Not stated 322 5.2 5,847 9.7 41,467 7.6

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Cultural diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Perth - South West % Perth - South West Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Nyungar 189 2.0 1,324 1.5 1,441 0.2
Australian Indigenous Languages, nfd 48 0.5 700 0.8 4,197 0.5
Wajarri 17 0.2 262 0.3 289 0.0
Bardi 14 0.1 256 0.3 281 0.0
Wangkatha 13 0.1 332 0.4 347 0.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Australian Indigenous languages used at home 349 3.7 11,213 12.6 76,978 9.5
English only used at home 8,072 85.9 68,481 77.2 683,122 84.1

More information on Language used at home (LANP), Whether reported using an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander language at home (LNGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Ancestry, top responses
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Perth - South West % Perth - South West Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australian Aboriginal 7,892 84.0 76,590 86.4 695,359 85.6
Australian 3,466 36.9 25,219 28.4 277,467 34.1
English 1,564 16.7 11,662 13.1 131,618 16.2
Torres Strait Islander 318 3.4 2,830 3.2 57,353 7.1
Irish 318 3.4 2,385 2.7 31,853 3.9

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry multi response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the sum of all ancestry responses for an area will not equal the total number of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in the area (including those who did not state an ancestry). In 2016 QuickStats percentages were based on total number of responses and will not be comparable to this table.

More information on Ancestry multi response (ANCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Perth - South West % Perth - South West Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
In the labour force 3,513 57.0 29,553 49.0 296,172 54.1
Not in the labour force 2,498 40.5 27,477 45.6 234,314 42.8
Not stated 152 2.5 3,234 5.4 16,695 3.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 and over in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.
Note 3: For information on Community Development Program participation (CDPP), please refer to the Census Dictionary. CDPP data is available in TableBuilder.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment status
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Perth - South West % Perth - South West Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Employed  null  null  null  null  null  null
Worked full-time 1,754 49.9 14,457 48.9 144,659 48.8
Worked part-time 980 27.9 7,744 26.2 87,019 29.4
Away from work (a) 264 7.5 2,661 9.0 28,075 9.5
Total employed 2,993 85.2 24,863 84.1 259,754 87.7
Unemployed 524 14.9 4,688 15.9 36,419 12.3

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 and over, who reported being in the labour force in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.
Note 3: For information on Community Development Program participation (CDPP), please refer to the Census Dictionary. CDPP data is available in TableBuilder.

(a) Counts employed people who reported 0 hours of work the week before the Census or did not state their hours of work.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Occupation, top responses
Employed Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Perth - South West % Perth - South West Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 520 17.4 3,643 14.7 35,333 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 444 14.8 3,807 15.3 45,221 17.4
Professionals 439 14.7 3,455 13.9 36,013 13.9
Labourers 381 12.7 3,326 13.4 37,003 14.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 344 11.5 3,385 13.6 23,291 9.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 318 10.6 2,841 11.4 30,731 11.8
Managers 224 7.5 1,852 7.4 21,218 8.2
Sales Workers 223 7.5 1,606 6.5 22,365 8.6

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Perth - South West % Perth - South West Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Iron Ore Mining 204 6.8 2,289 9.2 2,518 1.0
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 105 3.5 685 2.8 9,313 3.6
Other Social Assistance Services 102 3.4 822 3.3 10,154 3.9
Takeaway Food Services 85 2.8 437 1.8 7,371 2.8
Defence 85 2.8 123 0.5 2,561 1.0

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Median weekly incomes (a)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Perth - South West % Perth - South West Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal (b) 618 N/A 481 N/A 540 N/A
Family (c) 1,723 N/A 1,469 N/A 1,527 N/A
Household (d) 1,691 N/A 1,480 N/A 1,507 N/A

(a) Incomes are collected in ranges. The medians are then calculated using information from the Survey of Income and Housing.
(b) Excludes people aged 15 years and over who did not state their income.
(c) Excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.
(d) Excludes households where at least one household member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.

More information on Total personal income (weekly) (INCP), Total family income (weekly) (FINF), Total household income (weekly) (HIND), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD), Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander family indicator (INGF)
Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Perth - South West % Perth - South West Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 3,377 54.8 33,333 55.3 328,022 59.9
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 1,762 28.6 18,072 30.0 166,628 30.5
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 724 11.7 7,340 12.2 76,568 14.0
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 662 10.7 6,004 10.0 58,029 10.6

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP), Unpaid child care (CHCAREP), Unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition, or due to old age (UNCAREP), Voluntary work for an organisation or group (VOLWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Health

Type of long-term health condition
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Perth - South West % Perth - South West Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Arthritis 482 5.1 3,896 4.4 50,807 6.3
Asthma 1,110 11.8 8,714 9.8 107,162 13.2
Cancer (including remission) 125 1.3 1,122 1.3 12,927 1.6
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 33 0.4 403 0.5 3,610 0.4
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 465 5.0 6,042 6.8 47,688 5.9
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 247 2.6 3,064 3.5 30,160 3.7
Kidney disease 84 0.9 1,139 1.3 10,053 1.2
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 140 1.5 1,277 1.4 17,552 2.2
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 1,223 13.0 8,192 9.2 107,776 13.3
Stroke 66 0.7 683 0.8 7,059 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 796 8.5 6,084 6.9 70,592 8.7
No long-term health condition(s) 5,251 55.9 52,662 59.4 462,348 56.9
Not stated 1,073 11.4 10,368 11.7 65,539 8.1

Note 1: Measures the number of people who reported that they have been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions.
Note 2: Respondents had the option of reporting multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of all long-term health condition responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 3: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).

More information on Type of long-term health condition (LTHP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Count of selected long-term health conditions
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Perth - South West % Perth - South West Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 5,607 59.7 55,618 62.7 493,110 60.7
One condition 1,902 20.3 15,383 17.3 167,204 20.6
Two conditions 520 5.5 4,607 5.2 54,174 6.7
Three or more conditions 290 3.1 2,725 3.1 32,701 4.0
Not stated 1,073 11.4 10,368 11.7 65,539 8.1

Note: Selected long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer's), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. Other long-term health conditions are not included in this count.

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
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Housing

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only households and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Perth - South West % Perth - South West Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Number of dwellings requiring one or more extra bedroom(s) (a) 263 6.4 3,233 9.5 31,268 8.9
Average number of people per household 3.2 N/A 3.2 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9 N/A 1.8 N/A 1.9 N/A

(a) The Canadian National Occupancy Standard for Housing Appropriateness is used to determine whether there are enough bedrooms in the dwelling for the usual residents. See Housing suitability information below for more details.

More information on Number of bedrooms in private dwelling (BEDD), Household composition (HHCD), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD), Housing suitability (HOSD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage and Rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only households and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Perth - South West % Perth - South West Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) $330 N/A $260 N/A $300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,800 N/A $1,733 N/A $1,721 N/A

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.

More information on Rent (weekly) dollar values (RNTD), Mortgage repayments (monthly) dollar values (MRED), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Family household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only households and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Perth - South West % Perth - South West Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 659 16.1 5,511 16.2 62,751 17.8
One family household: Couple family with children 1,329 32.5 10,128 29.8 104,435 29.7
One family household: One parent family 1,050 25.7 8,458 24.9 86,135 24.5
One family household: Other family 71 1.7 847 2.5 7,040 2.0
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 20 0.5 222 0.7 2,130 0.6
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 52 1.3 638 1.9 6,813 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 99 2.4 910 2.7 8,606 2.4
Multiple family household: Other family 3 0.1 69 0.2 412 0.1
Other household 803 19.6 7,167 21.1 73,717 20.9

Note: This table counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level. In multiple family households, only the family composition of the primary family is recorded. Other household includes lone person households and group households.

More information on Family household composition (dwelling) (HCFMD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Perth - South West % Perth - South West Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 3,441 84.2 28,229 83.2 281,729 80.0
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc. 400 9.8 4,051 11.9 38,396 10.9
Flat or apartment 219 5.4 1,243 3.7 27,919 7.9
Other dwelling 12 0.3 261 0.8 2,861 0.8

More information on Dwelling structure (STRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only households and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Perth - South West % Perth - South West Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 447 10.9 3,673 10.8 48,452 13.8
Owned with a mortgage (a) 1,491 36.5 9,444 27.8 96,647 27.5
Rented (b) 2,020 49.4 19,092 56.2 192,703 54.7
Other (c) 37 0.9 597 1.8 5,582 1.6
Not stated 88 2.2 1,140 3.4 8,652 2.5

(a) Includes dwellings purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(b) Excludes dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(c) Comprises dwellings occupied rent-free, occupied under a life tenure scheme and other tenure type

More information on Tenure type (TEND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Please note that there are small random adjustments made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from table totals.