Smythesdale · Suburb / Locality

First Nations in Smythesdale

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.

Thirty-one First Nations people live in Smythesdale, which is a larger number than in about 74% of similar areas. The group is notably young, with a typical age of just 17 years.

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📍 Smythesdale, Suburb / Locality

Where Smythesdale sits — Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people

31
  • 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 Smythesdale — higher than 73% of areas.

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people compared with the state and national average
Smythesdale31
Victoria 65,646

Population & age

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

The typical First Nations resident is 17 years old, which is noticeably younger than the typical age in Victoria and Australia, where both are 24.

Income

Personal and household incomes.

Typical weekly household income is $1,624, which is about the same as the Victorian figure. However, typical personal income is $449, which is well below the state figure of $619.

Language & culture

Use of an Australian Indigenous language at home.

No one in the community speaks a First Nations language, a figure that is far below the national average of 12.3%.

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 Smythesdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22299/smythesdale/topic/first-nations