436
Higher than 52% of indigenous location areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Boroondara · Indigenous Location
First Nations in Boroondara
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.
Far higher school completion rates define the First Nations experience in Boroondara, where 72.9% of people finished Year 12. This is significantly higher than the national figure. The area is home to 436 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, who are generally older than those in other parts of the country.
436
- 1–1: 17 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–5: 2 areas
- 5–7: 0 areas
- 7–10: 3 areas
- 10–13: 1 area
- 13–19: 2 areas
- 19–26: 7 areas
- 26–36: 9 areas
- 36–49: 13 areas
- 49–68: 34 areas
- 68–95: 43 areas
- 95–131: 69 areas
- 131–182: 88 areas
- 182–251: 108 areas
- 251–348: 107 areas
- 348–482: 139 areas
- 482–667: 115 areas
- 667–923: 127 areas
- 923–1,278: 91 areas
- 1,278–1,769: 71 areas
- 1,769–2,448: 39 areas
- 2,448–3,389: 22 areas
- 3,389–4,691: 16 areas
- 4,691–6,494: 8 areas
- 6,494–8,989: 7 areas
All indigenous location areas, 2021. The marker is Boroondara — higher than 52% of areas.
| Boroondara | 436 |
|---|---|
| Victoria | 65,646 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical First Nations resident in Boroondara is 27, which is noticeably older than the typical age of 24 seen across Victoria and Australia.
27 yrs
Older than 71% of indigenous location areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Education
School completion among First Nations people.
Schooling levels are among the highest for this group in similar areas, with Year 12 completion sitting 36 points above the national average.
72.9%
Higher than 99% of indigenous location 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.
About 11% of First Nations people are unemployed, which is a little above the Victorian rate but a little below the Australian figure of 12.3%.
11.0%
Lower than 57% of indigenous location 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 and personal incomes are among the highest at this level; typical weekly household income is $2,608, which is far above the national figure of $1,507.
$949
Higher than 93% of indigenous location areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$2,608
Higher than 99% of indigenous location 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 11% of First Nations people speak a First Nations language, a figure that is well above the Victorian average of 5.2%.
11.0%
Higher than 62% of indigenous location 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 Boroondara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC20101002/boroondara/topic/first-nations