35
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Gembrook · Suburb / Locality
First Nations in Gembrook
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 First Nations personal income of $1,050 is far above the national figure in Gembrook. This small community of 35 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is notably younger and more likely to have finished high school than those in most other similar areas.
35
- 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 Gembrook — higher than 74% of areas.
| Gembrook | 35 |
|---|---|
| Victoria | 65,646 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 35 First Nations residents here, which is more than 76% of similar areas. They are a little younger than the state and national typical age of 24, at just 22 years old.
22 yrs
Younger than 67% 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 high, with 55% of First Nations people finishing Year 12. This is far above the Victorian figure of 42.4% and the national average of 37%.
55.0%
Higher than 79% 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.
The typical personal income for First Nations people is $1,050, which is far above both the state and national figures. However, typical household income is $1,437, which is a little below the Victorian average of $1,565.
$1,050
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,437
Lower than 61% 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 the First Nations community speaks a traditional language. This is well below the 5.2% seen across Victoria and far below the Australian figure of 12.3%.
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 Gembrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20979/gembrook/topic/first-nations