Table 5: Ancestry of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Non-Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Population (Number) Wyndham, 2016 – Non-Aboriginal Aboriginal and Not stated Total and Torres Strait Torres Strait Islander Islander Australian 42699 1077 362 44139 Australian 26 166 0 184 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Maori 3238 14 28 3278 Other Oceania 6711 46 42 6802 Ancestry Groups Asian 17341 12 62 17417 North-West 79593 919 572 81083 European Southern and 33879 108 237 34227 Eastern European North African and 7713 13 70 7787 Middle Eastern Other ancestry 68290 34 328 68670 groups Not stated 149618 1077 19953 170645 Total population 204554 1733 10827 217114 Figure 6 below displays the numbers in Table 5 as a proportion of the total Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations. This shows the widely diverging patterns between the two cohorts. Figure 6: Ancestry by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Non-Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Population (Percentage) Wyndham, 2016 – Religious Affiliation As Figure 7 indicates, less than half of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population in Wyndham reports having a Christian faith (40.2%) in 2016, which is lower than the non-Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population (48.2%). The majority of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Wyndham indicate having beliefs and other spiritual beliefs and no religion’. At ‘secular 43.7%, this is almost twice the proportion as the non-Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population (23.9%). Figure 7: Religious Affiliation of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Non-Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Population Wyndham, 2016 – Language Spoken at Home The stated’ category notwithstanding, there are 8 languages spoken at home by the Wyndham ‘Not Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population. By far the largest is English, which 86.7% of the population speaks (Table 6). The appearance of Auslan (a sign language) in this table is consistent
Table 5: Ancestry of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Non-Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Population (Number) – Wyndham, 2016 Non-Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Not stated Total Australian 42699 1077 362 44139 Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 26 166 0 184 Maori 3238 14 28 3278 Other Oceania Ancestry Groups 6711 46 42 6802 Asian 17341 12 62 17417 North-West European 79593 919 572 81083 Southern and Eastern European 33879 108 237 34227 North African and Middle Eastern 7713 13 70 7787 Other ancestry groups 68290 34 328 68670 Not stated 149618 1077 19953 170645 Total population 204554 1733 10827 217114 Figure 6 below displays the numbers in Table 5 as a proportion of the total Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations. This shows the widely diverging patterns between the two cohorts. Figure 6: Ancestry by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Non-Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Population (Percentage) – Wyndham, 2016 Religious Affiliation As Figure 7 indicates, less than half of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population in Wyndham reports having a Christian faith (40.2%) in 2016, which is lower than the non-Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population (48.2%). The majority of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Wyndham indicate having ‘secular beliefs and other spiritual beliefs and no religion’. At 43.7%, this is almost twice the proportion as the non-Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population (23.9%). Figure 7: Religious Affiliation of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Non-Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Population – Wyndham, 2016 Language Spoken at Home The ‘Not stated’ category notwithstanding, there are 8 languages spoken at home by the Wyndham Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population. By far the largest is English, which 86.7% of the population speaks (Table 6). The appearance of Auslan (a sign language) in this table is consistent