75
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Coburg 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 strong educational profile and full employment mark the lives of the 75 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Coburg North. This group is larger than in about 84% of similar areas, with a typical age of 25 years.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Coburg North — higher than 82% of areas.
| Coburg North | 75 |
|---|---|
| Victoria | 65,646 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical First Nations resident is 25, which is a little older than the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
75
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
25 yrs
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
School completion among First Nations people.
School completion is very high here, with 68.8% of First Nations people finishing Year 12. This is far above the 42.4% seen across Victoria.
68.8%
Higher than 93% 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.
There is no unemployment recorded for First Nations people in this area, a figure well below the state rate of 9.6% and far below the national 12.3%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 weekly household income is $1,542, which is about the same as the Victorian figure. Personal income is $593, a little above the national figure of $540.
$593
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,542
Lower than 56% 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.
About 8.0% of First Nations people here speak a First Nations language, which is a little above the state average but well below the national figure of 12.3%.
8.0%
Higher than 70% 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 Coburg North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20597/coburg-north/topic/first-nations