101
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Numurkah · 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 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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Numurkah — higher than 86% of areas.
| Numurkah | 101 |
|---|---|
| Victoria | 65,646 |
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.
101
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18 yrs
Younger than 82% 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 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.
38.2%
Lower than 55% 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.
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%.
12.1%
Higher than 59% 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.
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.
$450
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,343
Lower than 66% 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.
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.
3.0%
Lower than 57% 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 Numurkah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21984/numurkah/topic/first-nations