Ironbark · Suburb / Locality

First Nations in Ironbark

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.

Around 30 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Ironbark, which is more than about 74% of similar areas. This group is slightly younger than the state and national figures, with a typical age of 23 years.

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Where Ironbark 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 Ironbark — higher than 73% of areas.

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people compared with the state and national average
Ironbark30
Victoria 65,646

Population & age

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

The typical First Nations resident is 23, making the group a little younger than the same group across Victoria and Australia.

Education

School completion among First Nations people.

Education levels are very high here, with 65.2% of First Nations people completing Year 12. This is far above the 42.4% seen in Victoria and the 37% national figure.

Income

Personal and household incomes.

Household income is a little below the state and national figures at $1,292. Personal income is much lower than most areas, with a typical value of $359, which is well below the national figure of $540.

Language & culture

Use of an Australian Indigenous language at home.

No one in this group speaks a First Nations language, a figure that is far below the 12.3% national average and well below the state's 5.2%.

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 Ironbark [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21241/ironbark/topic/first-nations