1,480
Higher than 62% of indigenous area areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Melbourne - East · Indigenous Area
First Nations in Melbourne - East
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 far higher proportion of First Nations people in Melbourne - East have finished Year 12 than the state average, with 67.8% completing school. This educational success is reflected in a strong local economy for the community, where typical incomes are well above the national figures.
1,480
- 1–1: 8 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 1 area
- 4–6: 1 area
- 6–9: 0 areas
- 9–12: 3 areas
- 12–18: 0 areas
- 18–25: 1 area
- 25–36: 0 areas
- 36–52: 1 area
- 52–74: 0 areas
- 74–106: 0 areas
- 106–151: 5 areas
- 151–217: 5 areas
- 217–310: 9 areas
- 310–444: 33 areas
- 444–636: 49 areas
- 636–910: 60 areas
- 910–1,302: 78 areas
- 1,302–1,864: 44 areas
- 1,864–2,668: 53 areas
- 2,668–3,819: 28 areas
- 3,819–5,466: 23 areas
- 5,466–7,823: 15 areas
- 7,823–11,198: 6 areas
- 11,198–16,027: 6 areas
- 16,027–22,940: 1 area
All indigenous area areas, 2021. The marker is Melbourne - East — higher than 62% of areas.
| Melbourne - East | 1,480 |
|---|---|
| Victoria | 65,646 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 1,480 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people here. The typical person in this group is 29, which is noticeably older than the same group in Victoria and Australia, where the typical age is 24.
29 yrs
Older than 86% of indigenous area areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Education
School completion among First Nations people.
School completion is very high in this area, with 67.8% of First Nations people finishing Year 12. This is far above the 42.4% seen across Victoria and the 37% national figure.
67.8%
Higher than 99% of indigenous area 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.
The unemployment rate for First Nations people is 7.5%, which is much lower than most similar areas. This is a little below the Victorian rate of 9.6% and well below the national figure of 12.3%.
7.5%
Lower than 87% of indigenous area 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 is among the highest for this group at $2,331, well above the state figure of $1,565. Typical personal incomes are also far above the national average, reaching $961 compared to $540 across Australia.
$961
Higher than 97% of indigenous area areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$2,331
Higher than 97% of indigenous area 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.
About 8.6% of First Nations residents speak a First Nations language, which is well above the Victorian average of 5.2%, though well below the national figure of 12.3%.
8.6%
Higher than 61% of indigenous area 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). First Nations in Melbourne - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iare/IARE201010/melbourne-east/topic/first-nations