Melbourne

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2021 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA24600
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 772
Male 55.9%
Female 44.1%
Median age 27
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander families 198
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 455
Average number of people per household 2
Median weekly household income $1,728
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,167
Median weekly rent (a) $401

(a) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

Indigenous status
All people 		Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander total 772 0.5 65,646 1.0 812,728 3.2
Aboriginal 707 0.5 61,865 1.0 742,882 2.9
Torres Strait Islander 24 0.0 2,083 0.0 33,765 0.1
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 37 0.0 1,692 0.0 36,083 0.1
Non-Indigenous 138,421 92.5 6,148,188 94.5 23,375,949 91.9
Not stated 10,425 7.0 289,665 4.5 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Place of Usual Residence (PURP), Indigenous status (INGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Age
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 27 N/A 24 N/A 24 N/A
0-4 years 27 3.5 7,014 10.7 85,941 10.6
5-14 years 35 4.5 14,052 21.4 179,604 22.1
15-24 years 274 35.5 11,966 18.2 150,057 18.5
25-34 years 222 28.8 10,115 15.4 117,969 14.5
35-44 years 101 13.1 7,006 10.7 87,910 10.8
45-54 years 72 9.3 6,576 10.0 81,802 10.1
55-64 years 27 3.5 4,961 7.6 61,759 7.6
65 years and over 21 2.7 3,955 6.0 47,677 5.9

More information on Age (AGEP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Registered marital status
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 76 10.7 9,966 22.4 127,525 23.3
Separated 27 3.8 1,979 4.4 23,982 4.4
Divorced 32 4.5 3,702 8.3 37,473 6.8
Widowed 4 0.6 1,232 2.8 16,329 3.0
Never married 572 80.6 27,701 62.1 341,871 62.5

Note: In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.

More information on Registered marital status (MSTP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Social marital status
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 59 12.1 9,225 22.7 112,643 23.0
De facto marriage (b) 103 21.1 6,524 16.1 81,295 16.6
Not married 322 66.0 24,834 61.2 296,032 60.4

(a) In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.
(b) De facto marriage is when two people live together as partners who are not in a registered marriage. It includes people who report de facto, partner, common law husband/wife/spouse, lover, girlfriend or boyfriend.

More information on Social marital status (MDCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Education

Type of educational institution attending
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people attending an educational institution 		Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 10 3.0 2,597 9.7 25,485 8.0
Primary 27 8.2 9,527 35.6 120,864 37.9
Secondary 30 9.1 6,546 24.5 83,631 26.2
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 30 9.1 2,099 7.8 21,273 6.7
Tertiary - University or higher education 198 59.8 2,559 9.6 21,149 6.6
Other 8 2.4 846 3.2 7,310 2.3
Not stated 33 10.0 2,589 9.7 38,814 12.2

More information Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Level of highest educational attainment
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 210 29.6 5,072 11.4 40,554 7.4
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 64 9.0 3,752 8.4 34,681 6.3
Certificate level IV 27 3.8 2,564 5.8 23,374 4.3
Certificate level III 73 10.3 7,034 15.8 84,821 15.5
Year 12 185 26.1 6,462 14.5 82,998 15.2
Year 11 24 3.4 3,444 7.7 43,335 7.9
Year 10 55 7.7 6,388 14.3 102,707 18.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 89 0.2 1,262 0.2
Certificate level I 0 0.0 11 0.0 241 0.0
Year 9 or below 40 5.6 5,756 12.9 75,326 13.8
Inadequately described 16 2.3 865 1.9 11,038 2.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 378 0.8 5,242 1.0
Not stated 24 3.4 2,755 6.2 41,467 7.6

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Cultural diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Narungga 5 0.6 3 0.0 94 0.0
Nyungar 4 0.5 36 0.1 1,441 0.2
Australian Indigenous Languages, nfd 3 0.4 236 0.4 4,197 0.5
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Australian Indigenous languages used at home 22 2.8 1,010 1.5 76,978 9.5
English only used at home 676 87.6 60,322 91.9 683,122 84.1

More information on Language used at home (LANP), Whether reported using an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander language at home (LNGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Ancestry, top responses
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australian Aboriginal 634 82.1 55,667 84.8 695,359 85.6
Australian 258 33.4 25,293 38.5 277,467 34.1
English 163 21.1 13,172 20.1 131,618 16.2
Irish 56 7.3 3,814 5.8 31,853 3.9
Torres Strait Islander 47 6.1 2,463 3.8 57,353 7.1

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry multi response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the sum of all ancestry responses for an area will not equal the total number of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in the area (including those who did not state an ancestry). In 2016 QuickStats percentages were based on total number of responses and will not be comparable to this table.

More information on Ancestry multi response (ANCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
In the labour force 479 67.5 26,084 58.5 296,172 54.1
Not in the labour force 224 31.5 17,317 38.8 234,314 42.8
Not stated 12 1.7 1,182 2.7 16,695 3.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 and over in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.
Note 3: For information on Community Development Program participation (CDPP), please refer to the Census Dictionary. CDPP data is available in TableBuilder.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment status
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Employed  null  null  null  null  null  null
Worked full-time 266 55.5 13,552 52.0 144,659 48.8
Worked part-time 118 24.6 7,833 30.0 87,019 29.4
Away from work (a) 41 8.6 2,207 8.5 28,075 9.5
Total employed 424 88.5 23,592 90.4 259,754 87.7
Unemployed 54 11.3 2,493 9.6 36,419 12.3

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 and over, who reported being in the labour force in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.
Note 3: For information on Community Development Program participation (CDPP), please refer to the Census Dictionary. CDPP data is available in TableBuilder.

(a) Counts employed people who reported 0 hours of work the week before the Census or did not state their hours of work.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Occupation, top responses
Employed Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Professionals 151 35.6 3,960 16.8 36,013 13.9
Clerical and Administrative Workers 66 15.6 2,722 11.5 30,731 11.8
Community and Personal Service Workers 59 13.9 3,828 16.2 45,221 17.4
Managers 58 13.7 2,378 10.1 21,218 8.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 32 7.5 3,330 14.1 35,333 13.6
Sales Workers 18 4.2 2,026 8.6 22,365 8.6
Labourers 18 4.2 2,909 12.3 37,003 14.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 9 2.1 1,577 6.7 23,291 9.0

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
State Government Administration 28 6.6 574 2.4 5,577 2.1
Higher Education 20 4.7 390 1.7 2,302 0.9
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 18 4.2 837 3.5 9,313 3.6
Legal Services 15 3.5 194 0.8 1,728 0.7
Central Government Administration 15 3.5 326 1.4 4,605 1.8

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Median weekly incomes (a)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal (b) 754 N/A 619 N/A 540 N/A
Family (c) 2,250 N/A 1,638 N/A 1,527 N/A
Household (d) 1,728 N/A 1,565 N/A 1,507 N/A

(a) Incomes are collected in ranges. The medians are then calculated using information from the Survey of Income and Housing.
(b) Excludes people aged 15 years and over who did not state their income.
(c) Excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.
(d) Excludes households where at least one household member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.

More information on Total personal income (weekly) (INCP), Total family income (weekly) (FINF), Total household income (weekly) (HIND), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD), Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander family indicator (INGF)
Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 493 69.8 27,873 62.5 328,022 59.9
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 76 10.7 12,363 27.7 166,628 30.5
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 47 6.6 7,306 16.4 76,568 14.0
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 149 21.0 5,840 13.1 58,029 10.6

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP), Unpaid child care (CHCAREP), Unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition, or due to old age (UNCAREP), Voluntary work for an organisation or group (VOLWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Health

Type of long-term health condition
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Arthritis 31 4.0 4,766 7.3 50,807 6.3
Asthma 140 18.1 10,632 16.2 107,162 13.2
Cancer (including remission) 14 1.8 1,237 1.9 12,927 1.6
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 0 0.0 275 0.4 3,610 0.4
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 31 4.0 3,195 4.9 47,688 5.9
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 9 1.2 2,388 3.6 30,160 3.7
Kidney disease 7 0.9 761 1.2 10,053 1.2
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 11 1.4 1,615 2.5 17,552 2.2
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 206 26.7 11,996 18.3 107,776 13.3
Stroke 3 0.4 728 1.1 7,059 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 80 10.4 6,894 10.5 70,592 8.7
No long-term health condition(s) 369 47.8 34,396 52.4 462,348 56.9
Not stated 42 5.4 4,811 7.3 65,539 8.1

Note 1: Measures the number of people who reported that they have been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions.
Note 2: Respondents had the option of reporting multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of all long-term health condition responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 3: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).

More information on Type of long-term health condition (LTHP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Count of selected long-term health conditions
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 400 51.8 37,121 56.5 493,110 60.7
One condition 236 30.6 15,192 23.1 167,204 20.6
Two conditions 69 8.9 5,336 8.1 54,174 6.7
Three or more conditions 24 3.1 3,181 4.8 32,701 4.0
Not stated 42 5.4 4,811 7.3 65,539 8.1

Note: Selected long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer's), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. Other long-term health conditions are not included in this count.

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Housing

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only households and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Number of dwellings requiring one or more extra bedroom(s) (a) 28 6.2 2,320 6.8 31,268 8.9
Average number of people per household 2 N/A 3 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 N/A 0.9 N/A 1 N/A
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 0.8 N/A 1.9 N/A 1.9 N/A

(a) The Canadian National Occupancy Standard for Housing Appropriateness is used to determine whether there are enough bedrooms in the dwelling for the usual residents. See Housing suitability information below for more details.

More information on Number of bedrooms in private dwelling (BEDD), Household composition (HHCD), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD), Housing suitability (HOSD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage and Rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only households and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) $401 N/A $330 N/A $300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,167 N/A $1,600 N/A $1,721 N/A

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.

More information on Rent (weekly) dollar values (RNTD), Mortgage repayments (monthly) dollar values (MRED), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Family household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only households and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 131 28.8 6,431 19.0 62,751 17.8
One family household: Couple family with children 37 8.1 9,640 28.4 104,435 29.7
One family household: One parent family 31 6.8 8,046 23.7 86,135 24.5
One family household: Other family 4 0.9 610 1.8 7,040 2.0
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 0 0.0 161 0.5 2,130 0.6
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 0 0.0 357 1.1 6,813 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 0 0.0 614 1.8 8,606 2.4
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 15 0.0 412 0.1
Other household 251 55.2 8,019 23.7 73,717 20.9

Note: This table counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level. In multiple family households, only the family composition of the primary family is recorded. Other household includes lone person households and group households.

More information on Family household composition (dwelling) (HCFMD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 20 4.4 27,227 80.3 281,729 80.0
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc. 87 19.1 3,822 11.3 38,396 10.9
Flat or apartment 359 78.9 2,576 7.6 27,919 7.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 219 0.6 2,861 0.8

More information on Dwelling structure (STRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only households and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Melbourne % Melbourne Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 30 6.6 5,219 15.4 48,452 13.8
Owned with a mortgage (a) 48 10.5 9,994 29.5 96,647 27.5
Rented (b) 370 81.3 17,377 51.3 192,703 54.7
Other (c) 0 0.0 488 1.4 5,582 1.6
Not stated 8 1.8 814 2.4 8,652 2.5

(a) Includes dwellings purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(b) Excludes dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(c) Comprises dwellings occupied rent-free, occupied under a life tenure scheme and other tenure type

More information on Tenure type (TEND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Please note that there are small random adjustments made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from table totals.