Aboriginal Connection: City of Perth

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Aboriginal Connection

Aboriginal Community Profile

Population

Aboriginal people make up approximately 3.4% of the Western Australian population and 1.6% of the residential population of inner-city Perth. The overall percentage of Indigenous Australians is 2.5% of the total Australian population.

History (brief)

The Noongar people are the traditional owners of the south-west of Western Australia, in which Perth is situated. The language group traditionally connected with the land in which the city of Perth is located are known as the Whadjuk Noongar people.

A comprehensive summary of the history of the Noongar people can be found on the website of the South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council

Also visit the City of Perth Library History Centre

Events and Important dates

Australia Day Survival Concert – 26 January each year. ------ The City of Perth hosts the annual Aboriginal concert as part of the Australia Day celebrations on the Foreshore. For information on this annual event see Show Me Perth
Sorry Day – 26 May each year
Reconciliation Week – 27 May – 3 June each year
NAIDOC Week – from the first Sunday in July each year. ----- The City of Perth supports the Opening Ceremony of NAIDOC Week at Wellington Square on the first Sunday of July. Other City of Perth supported activities take place throughout the city and are promoted on the City of Perth website. http://www.naidocperth.org/
International Day of the Worlds Indigenous Peoples – 9 August each year
Heritage Days – November each year. http://heritageperth.com.au/