545
Higher than 60% of indigenous location areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Broadmeadows · Indigenous Location
First Nations in Broadmeadows
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 typical weekly household income of $1,166 for First Nations people is well below the Victorian figure in Broadmeadows. This area is home to 545 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, who are slightly older than those in the state and national averages.
545
- 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 Broadmeadows — higher than 60% of areas.
| Broadmeadows | 545 |
|---|---|
| Victoria | 65,646 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 545 First Nations people living here, which is a larger population than about 61% of similar areas. The typical person in this group is 25, making them a little older than the Victorian and Australian figures of 24.
25 yrs
Older than 50% 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.
Year 12 completion is 35.4%, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this remains well below the Victorian rate of 42.4% and a little below the national figure of 37.0%.
35.4%
Higher than 60% 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.
The unemployment rate for First Nations people is 11.4%, putting the area around the middle for its level. This is a little above the Victorian rate of 9.6% and about the same as the national figure of 12.3%.
11.4%
Lower than 54% 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 income is $1,166, which is lower than most similar areas and well below the state and national figures. Typical personal income is $495, which is around the middle for its level but well below the Victorian figure of $619.
$495
Lower than 57% of indigenous location areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,166
Lower than 64% 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 7.9% of First Nations people here speak a First Nations language. This is a little above the Victorian figure of 5.2%, though it is well below the national rate of 12.3%.
7.9%
Higher than 55% 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 Broadmeadows [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC20101501/broadmeadows/topic/first-nations