2,196
Higher than 87% of indigenous location areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
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First Nations in Ballarat
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 community of 2,196 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people lives in Ballarat, making it one of the largest First Nations populations for an area of this type. This group is notably young, with a typical age of just 22 years, and shows strong results in school completion compared to the rest of the country.
2,196
- 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 Ballarat — higher than 87% of areas.
| Ballarat | 2,196 |
|---|---|
| Victoria | 65,646 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical age of First Nations residents is 22, which is a little younger than the figures for both Victoria and Australia, where the usual age is 24.
22 yrs
Younger than 79% 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 outcomes are strong here, with 43.6% of First Nations people completing Year 12. This is well above the national figure of 37% and a little above Victoria's 42.4%.
43.6%
Higher than 78% 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 12.2%, which is about the same as the Australian figure of 12.3% but a little above the Victorian rate of 9.6%.
12.2%
Higher than 51% 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.
Typical weekly household income is $1,364, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia. Personal income is $553, which is about the same as the national figure.
$553
Higher than 57% of indigenous location areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,364
Higher than 53% 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 5.1% of First Nations residents speak a First Nations language. This is about the same as the Victorian figure of 5.2%, but well below the national average of 12.3%.
5.1%
Lower 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 Ballarat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC20200101/ballarat/topic/first-nations