45
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Ararat Surrounds · 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 typical age of 24 marks the First Nations population in Ararat Surrounds, which consists of 45 people. While personal incomes are higher than the national figure, school completion rates are very low.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Ararat Surrounds — lower than 86% of areas.
| Ararat Surrounds | 45 |
|---|---|
| Victoria | 65,646 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 45 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living here, a smaller group than in about 85% of similar areas. The typical age is 24, which is about the same as across Victoria and Australia.
45
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
24 yrs
Younger than 57% 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.
Only 17.2% of First Nations people have finished Year 12. This is among the lowest at this level and is far below the Victorian figure of 42.4%.
17.2%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Personal and household incomes.
Typical personal income for First Nations people is $706, which is well above the Australian figure of $540. Household income is also a little above the state and national figures at $1,812.
$706
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,812
Higher than 57% 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. This is much lower than most areas and well below the 5.2% seen across Victoria.
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 Ararat Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/215011387/ararat-surrounds/topic/first-nations