4
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Pental Island · 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 typical First Nations resident in Pental Island is 48, making this group far older than the national and state figures of 24. This small population of four people also sees household incomes that are well above those across Victoria and Australia.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Pental Island — lower than 54% of areas.
| Pental Island | 4 |
|---|---|
| Victoria | 65,646 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are four Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living here. At a typical age of 48, they are far older than the usual First Nations person in Victoria or Australia, who is 24.
4
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
48 yrs
Older than 86% 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 residents is $2,250, which is well above the Victorian figure of $1,565. Typical personal income is also far above the national figure, sitting at $1,062.
$1,062
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$2,250
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total weekly income for households with one or more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). First Nations in Pental Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22057/pental-island/topic/first-nations