Dunolly · Suburb / Locality

First Nations in Dunolly

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.

Thirty Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Dunolly, which is a larger population than in about 74% of similar areas. The First Nations community here is notably older, with a typical age of 32.

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Where Dunolly sits — Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people

30
  • 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 Dunolly — higher than 73% of areas.

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people compared with the state and national average
Dunolly30
Victoria 65,646

Population & age

How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.

The typical First Nations resident is 32 years old, which is far older than the same group in Victoria or Australia, where the usual age is 24.

Education

School completion among First Nations people.

Only 25% of First Nations residents finished Year 12, a figure that is far below the state's 42.4% and the national average of 37%.

Income

Personal and household incomes.

Household incomes for First Nations residents are much lower than in most areas, at $949, while the typical personal income of $440 is well below the state figure.

Language & culture

Use of an Australian Indigenous language at home.

No one in the First Nations community speaks a traditional language, which is well below the Victorian average of 5.2% and far below the 12.3% seen across Australia.

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 Dunolly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20813/dunolly/topic/first-nations