0
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Towong · 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.
Fewer First Nations people live in Towong than in about 60% of similar areas. Those who do are noticeably older than the state and national average, with a typical age of 28 years.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Towong — lower than 99% of areas.
| Towong | 0 |
|---|---|
| Victoria | 65,646 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical First Nations resident is 28, which is 4 years older than the typical person in the same group across Victoria and Australia.
0
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
28 yrs
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Personal and household incomes.
Incomes for First Nations households are among the lowest in the region, with the typical household earning $450, far below the Victorian figure of $1,565.
$150
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$450
Lower than 99% 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 Towong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22563/towong/topic/first-nations