6
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Plenty · 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 age of 35 years defines the small First Nations population in Plenty, making them far older than the state and national figures. This group is notably older than First Nations people in most other similar areas.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Plenty — higher than 51% of areas.
| Plenty | 6 |
|---|---|
| Victoria | 65,646 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 6 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living here, which is more than half of similar areas. The typical age for this group is 35, which is 11 years older than the same group across Victoria and Australia.
6
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
35 yrs
Older than 73% 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 people is $2,874, which is far above the Victorian figure of $1,565. Meanwhile, the typical personal income of $599 is about the same as the state average.
$599
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$2,874
Higher than 87% 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 Plenty [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22084/plenty/topic/first-nations