21
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Jan Juc · 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.
More First Nations people live in Jan Juc than in about 70% of similar areas. This community is notably wealthier and older than the state and national figures, with 21 people identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Jan Juc — higher than 69% of areas.
| Jan Juc | 21 |
|---|---|
| Victoria | 65,646 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical First Nations resident is 31, which is noticeably older than the same group in Victoria and Australia, where the typical age is 24.
21
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
31 yrs
Older than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Personal and household incomes.
Household income for First Nations people is $3,125, far above the Victorian figure of $1,565. Personal income is also much higher than most areas, with a typical amount of $1,187.
$1,187
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$3,125
Higher than 88% 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.
Speaking a First Nations language is much more common here than in most similar areas. At 14.3%, this is well above the 5.2% seen across Victoria.
14.3%
Higher than 86% 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 Jan Juc [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21254/jan-juc/topic/first-nations