4
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Wild Dog Valley · 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.
First Nations residents in Wild Dog Valley are remarkably young compared to the rest of the country. While only 4 people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, they are far younger than the national average.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wild Dog Valley — lower than 54% of areas.
| Wild Dog Valley | 4 |
|---|---|
| Victoria | 65,646 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical age of First Nations people here is just 13, which is among the lowest for similar areas and 11 years younger than the typical age in Victoria and Australia.
4
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13 yrs
Younger than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). First Nations in Wild Dog Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22783/wild-dog-valley/topic/first-nations