30
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Ironbark · 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.
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Ironbark — higher than 73% of areas.
| Ironbark | 30 |
|---|---|
| Victoria | 65,646 |
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.
30
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
23 yrs
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
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.
65.2%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
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.
$359
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,292
Lower than 69% 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.
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%.
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.
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