50
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Kingsbury · 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.
A far higher proportion of First Nations people speak a traditional language in Kingsbury compared to the rest of the country. There are 50 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living here, which is more than in about 80% of similar areas. This community is slightly older than the national figure, with a typical age of 25.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kingsbury — higher than 77% of areas.
| Kingsbury | 50 |
|---|---|
| Victoria | 65,646 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The First Nations population totals 50 people. At 25 years old, the typical resident is a little older than the same group across Victoria and Australia.
50
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
25 yrs
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
School completion among First Nations people.
About 40% of First Nations people here have finished Year 12. This is a little above the national figure, though it sits a little below the Victorian average of 42.4%.
40.0%
Higher than 50% 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.
Typical household income is $2,062, which is well above the figures for Victoria and Australia. However, typical personal income is $425, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure.
$425
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$2,062
Higher than 64% 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 common here, at 16%. This is far above the Victorian figure of 5.2% and well above the national average.
16.0%
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 Kingsbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21363/kingsbury/topic/first-nations