2,427
Higher than 68% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Melton - Bacchus Marsh · Sub-region (SA3)
First Nations in Melton - Bacchus Marsh
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.
More than 2,400 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Melton - Bacchus Marsh, which is a larger population than in about 67% of similar areas. The community is slightly older than the state and national figures, with a typical age of 25 years.
2,427
- 1–1: 10 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 1 area
- 4–6: 1 area
- 6–8: 0 areas
- 8–11: 3 areas
- 11–16: 0 areas
- 16–23: 1 area
- 23–32: 1 area
- 32–45: 1 area
- 45–64: 0 areas
- 64–91: 0 areas
- 91–129: 3 areas
- 129–182: 3 areas
- 182–257: 9 areas
- 257–364: 15 areas
- 364–515: 23 areas
- 515–729: 30 areas
- 729–1,031: 45 areas
- 1,031–1,458: 40 areas
- 1,458–2,063: 37 areas
- 2,063–2,918: 44 areas
- 2,918–4,128: 33 areas
- 4,128–5,840: 29 areas
- 5,840–8,262: 17 areas
- 8,262–11,687: 6 areas
- 11,687–16,534: 6 areas
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Melton - Bacchus Marsh — higher than 68% of areas.
| Melton - Bacchus Marsh | 2,427 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | 32,952 |
| Victoria | 65,646 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 2,427 First Nations people in the area. This group is a little older than the average person in Victoria and Australia, who are typically 24.
25 yrs
Older than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Education
School completion among First Nations people.
School completion is a challenge here, with only 32.8% of First Nations residents finishing Year 12. This is well below the Victorian figure of 42.4% and the Australian figure of 37.0%.
32.8%
Lower than 72% of sub-region (sa3) 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.
Finding work is harder for First Nations people in this area. The unemployment rate is 12.6%, which is higher than most similar areas and well above the 9.6% seen across Victoria.
12.6%
Higher than 68% of sub-region (sa3) 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 $1,637, which is about the same as the Victorian figure of $1,565. Personal income is also similar to the state, with a typical weekly pay of $605.
$605
Lower than 52% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,637
Higher than 53% of sub-region (sa3) 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 4.5% of First Nations residents speak a traditional language. This is lower than most similar areas and well below the national figure of 12.3%.
4.5%
Lower than 63% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Melton - Bacchus Marsh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/21304/melton-bacchus-marsh/topic/first-nations