3
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Tatong · 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.
Only three Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Tatong, making its First Nations population smaller than about 55% of similar areas. This small group is far younger than the state and national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tatong — lower than 57% of areas.
| Tatong | 3 |
|---|---|
| Victoria | 65,646 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical First Nations resident here is just 16 years old, which is far younger than the typical age of 24 in Victoria and across Australia.
3
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16 yrs
Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Personal and household incomes.
Typical personal income for First Nations people is $250, which is among the lowest at this level and far below the national figure of $540. Household income is also a little below the Victorian average at $1,375.
$250
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$1,375
Lower than 65% 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 Tatong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22466/tatong/topic/first-nations