83
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Buninyong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
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 Buninyong finished Year 12 than in most similar areas. While the population is small, this group is a little older than the state and national typical age of 24. High school completion rates here are 21 points above the national figure.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Buninyong — lower than 73% of areas.
| Buninyong | 83 |
|---|---|
| Victoria | 65,646 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 83 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the area. The typical person in this group is 26, which is a little older than the typical First Nations person in Victoria or Australia.
83
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
26 yrs
Older than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
School completion among First Nations people.
Schooling outcomes are strong, with 58.5% of First Nations residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the national figure of 37%.
58.5%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Engagement with the labour force.
The unemployment rate for First Nations people is 12.1%, which is a little above the Victorian rate of 9.6% and about the same as the national figure.
12.1%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Unemployed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as a share of the First Nations labour force (aged 15+).
Personal and household incomes.
Typical household incomes are $2,062, which is well above the Victorian figure. However, typical personal incomes are $474, which is much lower than in most similar areas.
$474
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$2,062
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Median total weekly income for households with one or more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members.
Use of an Australian Indigenous language at home.
No one in this group speaks a First Nations language, which is far below the national figure of 12.3%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who use an Australian Indigenous language at home.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). First Nations in Buninyong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/201011005/buninyong/topic/first-nations