76
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Corangamite - North · 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 First Nations resident in Corangamite - North is 28, making this group noticeably older than those in the rest of Victoria and Australia. There are 76 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living here, which is smaller than about 75% of similar areas.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Corangamite - North — lower than 76% of areas.
| Corangamite - North | 76 |
|---|---|
| Victoria | 65,646 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical age for First Nations people is 28 years, which is noticeably older than the national and state figure of 24.
76
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
28 yrs
Older than 76% 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.
Year 12 completion is 30%, a figure that is far below the Victorian average of 42.4% and well below the national rate.
30.0%
Lower than 84% 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.
Unemployment is much higher here than in most similar areas, sitting at 14.8%, which is well above the state figure of 9.6%.
14.8%
Higher than 76% 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.
Household income is among the lowest for similar areas at $939, while the typical personal income of $468 is much lower than in most areas.
$468
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$939
Lower than 97% 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.
Just 3.9% of First Nations people speak a traditional language, which is a little below the Victorian average and well below the national figure.
3.9%
Lower than 62% 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 Corangamite - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/217031474/corangamite-north/topic/first-nations