Numurkah · Suburb / Locality

First Nations in Numurkah

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 Numurkah than in about 87% of similar areas. The community is notably young, with a typical age of just 18 years, which is six years younger than the state and national figures.

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Where Numurkah sits — Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people

101
  • 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 Numurkah — higher than 86% of areas.

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people compared with the state and national average
Numurkah101
Victoria 65,646

Population & age

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

There are 101 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the area. The typical resident is 18, making this group noticeably younger than those in Victoria and across Australia.

Education

School completion among First Nations people.

About 38.2% of First Nations people have finished Year 12. This is a little above the national figure, but well below the 42.4% seen across Victoria.

Work

Engagement with the labour force.

The unemployment rate for First Nations residents is 12.1%. This is about the same as the Australian figure and a little above the Victorian rate of 9.6%.

Income

Personal and household incomes.

Typical personal income is $450, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Victorian figure. Weekly household income is also a little below state and national levels at $1,343.

Language & culture

Use of an Australian Indigenous language at home.

Around 3% of First Nations people speak a First Nations language. This is around the middle for similar areas, though it is a little below the Victorian rate and well below the national figure.

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 Numurkah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21984/numurkah/topic/first-nations