47
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Clunes · Suburb / Locality
First Nations in Clunes
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 higher rate of Year 12 completion among First Nations people marks the profile of Clunes. While 47 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live here, their educational achievements stand out significantly compared to the rest of the state.
47
- 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 Clunes — higher than 76% of areas.
| Clunes | 47 |
|---|---|
| Victoria | 65,646 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The First Nations population is larger than in about 79% of similar areas. The typical person in this group is 24 years old, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
24 yrs
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality 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 very high, with 81.0% of First Nations residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the Victorian figure of 42.4% and the national average of 37.0%.
81.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Income
Personal and household incomes.
Typical personal income is $687, which is well above the national figure of $540. However, household income is $1,208, which is well below the Victorian average of $1,565.
$687
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,208
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality 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.
No one in this group speaks a First Nations language. This is far below the national figure of 12.3% and well below Victoria's 5.2%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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 Clunes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20580/clunes/topic/first-nations