9
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Waaia · 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.
More First Nations people live in Waaia than in about 60% of similar areas. The typical First Nations resident here is 34, which is far older than the national figure of 24.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Waaia — higher than 58% of areas.
| Waaia | 9 |
|---|---|
| Victoria | 65,646 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 9 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Waaia. Their typical age is 34, making them far older than the Victorian and Australian average of 24.
9
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
34 yrs
Older than 72% 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 $474, which is among the lowest for similar areas and far below the Victorian figure of $1,565. Typical personal income is $524, which is a little below the state figure of $619.
$524
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$474
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 Waaia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22639/waaia/topic/first-nations