3
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Claretown · Suburb / Locality
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 very small number of First Nations people live in Claretown, where the community has seen a significant shift in age and income since 2011. The most striking detail is that the typical age for this group is now just 1 year old, making it far younger than the national figure.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Claretown — lower than 57% of areas.
| Claretown | 3 |
|---|---|
| Victoria | 65,646 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
Only 3 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live here. This group is far younger than those in Victoria and across Australia, with a typical age of just 1 year.
3
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
1 yrs
Younger than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Personal and household incomes.
The typical First Nations household income is $2,250, which is well above the figures for both Victoria and Australia, and much higher than most similar areas.
$2,250
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total weekly income for households with one or more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). First Nations in Claretown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20565/claretown/topic/first-nations