51
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Korumburra · 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.
Fifty-one Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Korumburra, which is a larger population than about 80% of similar areas. This group is noticeably older than the state and national figures, with a typical age of 27.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Korumburra — higher than 77% of areas.
| Korumburra | 51 |
|---|---|
| Victoria | 65,646 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical First Nations resident is 27 years old, making the group noticeably older than the Victorian and Australian average of 24.
51
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
27 yrs
Older 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.
Schooling levels are high here, with 45.9% of First Nations people completing Year 12. This is well above the Victorian figure of 42.4% and the national rate of 37.0%.
45.9%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Engagement with the labour force.
Employment is very strong, as the unemployment rate for First Nations people is 0.0%. This is much lower than most areas and far below the Australian figure of 12.3%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as a share of the First Nations labour force (aged 15+).
Personal and household incomes.
Household income is $1,208, which is well below the Victorian figure of $1,565. Typical personal income is also lower than most areas at $466.
$466
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,208
Lower than 73% 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.
About 7.8% of First Nations residents speak a First Nations language. This is a little above the Victorian average of 5.2%, though well below the national figure of 12.3%.
7.8%
Higher than 69% 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 Korumburra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21399/korumburra/topic/first-nations