144
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Clyde North · 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 typical weekly household income of $2,250 for First Nations people in Clyde North is well above the national figure. This group is larger than in 90% of similar areas, though their typical age of 23 is slightly younger than the state and national averages.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Clyde North — higher than 86% of areas.
| Clyde North | 144 |
|---|---|
| Victoria | 65,646 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 144 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in Clyde North. The typical resident in this group is 23, which is a little younger than the national figure of 24.
144
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
23 yrs
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
School completion among First Nations people.
About 38.1% of First Nations residents finished Year 12. This is a little above the Australian figure, but well below the 42.4% seen across Victoria.
38.1%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Engagement with the labour force.
The unemployment rate for First Nations people is 9.7%. This is about the same as the Victorian average and a little below the Australian rate of 12.3%.
9.7%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as a share of the First Nations labour force (aged 15+).
Personal and household incomes.
Typical personal income for First Nations residents is $862, which is well above the national figure of $540. Household incomes are also much higher than most areas, reaching $2,250 per week.
$862
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$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.
Use of an Australian Indigenous language at home.
Around 3.5% of First Nations people here speak a First Nations language. This is a little below the state average and well below the national figure of 12.3%.
3.5%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who use an Australian Indigenous language at home.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). First Nations in Clyde North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20582/clyde-north/topic/first-nations