Melbourne north-eastern suburbs

2001 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Areas
Area code IARE07025
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 705
Male 365
Female 340

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People

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Demographics

People Melbourne north-eastern suburbs % Melbourne north-eastern suburbs Australia % Australia
Total Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 705 0.3 410,003 2.2
Male 365 51.8 202,954 49.5
Female 340 48.2 207,049 50.5

On Census Night 7th August 2001 in Melbourne north-eastern suburbs, 705 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were counted, 51.8% were male and 48.2% were female.

Age
People
Melbourne north-eastern suburbs % Melbourne north-eastern suburbs Australia % Australia
0-4 years 76 10.8 52,861 12.9
5-14 years 168 23.8 108,069 26.4
15-24 years 146 20.7 75,220 18.3
25-54 years 268 38.0 146,270 35.7
55-64 years 29 4.1 16,146 3.9
65 years and over 21 3.0 11,437 2.8

On Census Night 2001 in Melbourne north-eastern suburbs, of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, there were 244 children aged 0-14 years and 50 people aged 55 years and over.

Cultural & language diversity

Selected characteristics Melbourne north-eastern suburbs % Melbourne north-eastern suburbs Australia % Australia
Australian Aboriginal Traditional Religion 7 1.0 4,993 1.2
Speaks Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander languages 9 1.3 49,764 12.1

On Census Night 2001 in Melbourne north-eastern suburbs, 7 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were of Australian Aboriginal Traditional Religion and 9 spoke Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander languages.

Employment

Employment
People aged 15 years and over
Melbourne north-eastern suburbs % Melbourne north-eastern suburbs Australia % Australia
Employed 257 89.9 100,393 80.0
Unemployed 29 10.1 25,044 20.0
Not in the labour force 169 -- 115,422 --
Total labour force (includes employed and unemployed people) 286 -- 125,437 --

During the week prior to Census Night 2001 in Melbourne north-eastern suburbs, 286 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in the labour force. Of these 89.9% were employed, 10.1% were unemployed and 169 were not in the labour force.

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Data for this QuickStat has been sourced from the 2001 Basic Community Profile catalogue No. 2001.0 and the 2001 Indigenous Profile catalogue No. 2002.0. Indigenous Statistics are only available for selected geographic areas. The information contained in this QuickStat has been produced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. It contains data from the 2001 Census of Population & Housing held on 7 August 2001. Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. These adjustments may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages in QuickStats. For more information refer to Introduced Random Error. For further enquiries contact the ABS National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 | www.abs.gov.au/census

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