389
Lower than 52% of indigenous location areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Southern Grampians · Indigenous Location
First Nations in Southern Grampians
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 resident of the First Nations community in Southern Grampians is just 20 years old, making this group noticeably younger than those in the rest of the state. While the population is smaller than in about half of similar areas, the community is marked by a strong employment record.
389
- 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 Southern Grampians — lower than 52% of areas.
| Southern Grampians | 389 |
|---|---|
| Victoria | 65,646 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The 389 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living here are much younger than most, with a typical age of 20, which is 4 years lower than the Victorian and national figures.
20 yrs
Younger than 90% 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.
About 35.2% of First Nations residents finished Year 12, a result that sits around the middle for similar areas but is well below the Victorian rate of 42.4%.
35.2%
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 7.7%, which is much lower than most similar areas and well below the national figure of 12.3%.
7.7%
Lower than 78% 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 $1,105, which is well below the Victorian figure of $1,565, though typical personal income of $542 is about the same as the national average.
$542
Higher than 54% of indigenous location areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,105
Lower than 69% 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.
Only 3.1% of the First Nations population speaks an Indigenous language, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas and well below the national rate of 12.3%.
3.1%
Lower than 81% 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 Southern Grampians [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC20201303/southern-grampians/topic/first-nations