0
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Bass · Suburb / Locality
First Nations in Bass
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 older typical age for First Nations people marks the biggest gap between Bass and the rest of the country. While the national figure is 24, the typical First Nations resident here is 57. This small population also faces significant financial hardship compared to state and national levels.
0
- 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 Bass — lower than 99% of areas.
| Bass | 0 |
|---|---|
| Victoria | 65,646 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are no Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people recorded here, though this is a common occurrence as it is smaller than about 60% of similar areas. Those who are identified are far older than the Victorian and Australian typical age of 24, at 57 years.
57 yrs
Older than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Income
Personal and household incomes.
Household income for First Nations people is $774, which is far below the Victorian figure of $1,565. Personal income is similarly low at $225, placing it among the lowest for similar areas and far below the national figure of $540.
$225
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$774
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total weekly income for households with one or more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members.
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 Bass [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20164/bass/topic/first-nations