Badger Creek · Suburb / Locality

First Nations in Badger Creek

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 First Nations people live in Badger Creek than in about 80% of similar areas. There are 51 people identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander here. This group is generally older than the state and national figures, with a typical age of 27.

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Where Badger Creek sits — Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people

51
  • 1–1: 6180 areas
  • 1–2: 0 areas
  • 2–3: 0 areas
  • 3–4: 770 areas
  • 4–5: 626 areas
  • 5–7: 781 areas
  • 7–9: 780 areas
  • 9–12: 625 areas
  • 12–17: 661 areas
  • 17–23: 511 areas
  • 23–32: 567 areas
  • 32–44: 486 areas
  • 44–60: 559 areas
  • 60–82: 470 areas
  • 82–113: 455 areas
  • 113–155: 490 areas
  • 155–212: 381 areas
  • 212–291: 319 areas
  • 291–398: 256 areas
  • 398–546: 182 areas
  • 546–748: 111 areas
  • 748–1,025: 72 areas
  • 1,025–1,404: 38 areas
  • 1,404–1,924: 20 areas
  • 1,924–2,637: 10 areas
  • 2,637–3,613: 1 area
  • 3,613–4,952: 0 areas
  • 4,952–6,786: 1 area

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Badger Creek — higher than 77% of areas.

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people compared with the state and national average
Badger Creek51
Victoria 65,646

Population & age

How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.

The typical age for First Nations residents is 27, which is noticeably older than the 24 years seen across Victoria and Australia.

Education

School completion among First Nations people.

Only 23.7% of First Nations people have finished Year 12, a figure that is far below the Victorian average of 42.4%.

Work

Engagement with the labour force.

The unemployment rate for First Nations people is 0.0%, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 12.3%.

Income

Personal and household incomes.

Typical personal income for First Nations residents is $824, which is well above the national figure of $540. Household income is also higher than most areas at $1,875.

Language & culture

Use of an Australian Indigenous language at home.

About 9.8% of First Nations people speak a traditional language, which is well above the Victorian average of 5.2%.

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 Badger Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20097/badger-creek/topic/first-nations