3
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Drung · 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 small First Nations population lives in Drung, where the typical age of these residents is just 17. This makes the group noticeably younger than those in Victoria and across Australia.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Drung — lower than 57% of areas.
| Drung | 3 |
|---|---|
| Victoria | 65,646 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 3 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Drung. At 17 years, the typical person in this group is much younger than the state and national figure of 24.
3
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17 yrs
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Personal and household incomes.
Typical personal income for First Nations people is $725, which is well above the Australian figure. Household income sits around $1,625, about the same as in Victoria and Australia.
$725
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,625
Lower than 53% 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 Drung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20800/drung/topic/first-nations