Aboriginal community profile series GANNAWARRA Local Government Area

Cultural heritage Overview Population in 2011 167 20 Gannawarra LGA Aboriginal people Median age 9,743 47 non-Aboriginal people Median age

Aboriginal organisations Aboriginal people have a deep and continuous connection to the place now called , evidenced by the number of statewide cultural heritage places. Key community organisations

Gannawarra LGA has 1054 registered cultural heritage Kerang Aboriginal Community Centre places including an Aboriginal historical place, burials, Known Traditional Owners artefact scatters, earth features, object collections, The Life Course Approach Wadi Wadi Wemba Wamba First Nations scarred trees and shell middens. to Aboriginal Affairs in Victoria Aboriginal Corporation

# Publicly known cultural heritage places include Nation Aboriginal Corporation The Victorian Aboriginal Affairs Framework 2013-2018 Gunbower Island scarred trees and Kerang Lakes. Authorised and published by the Office of Aboriginal Affairs Victoria is the Government’s plan for in Victoria Key community groups Department of Premier and Cabinet by 2031, working in partnership with Aboriginal Kerang Local Aboriginal Education Consultative Group 1 Spring Street communities, service providers and the business sector. Northern Loddon Mallee Indigenous Family Violence , Victoria 3000 Regional Action Group September 2014 This document provides a statistical profile of Aboriginal people within the Gannawarra Local Government Loddon Mallee Regional Aboriginal Justice Advisory Throughout this document the term “Aboriginal” © Copyright State Government of Victoria 2014 Area (LGA). It acknowledges Aboriginal community Committee is used to refer to both Aboriginal and Torres Strait organisations and identifies achievements and Loddon Mallee Closing the Health Gap Advisory Islander people. Use of the terms “Koori”, “Koorie” This publication is copyright. No part may be reproduced by any process except in accordance with provisions of the challenges relating to the Aboriginal community. Committee and “Indigenous” are retained in the names of Copyright Act 1968. Kerang Local Indigenous Network programs and initiatives, and, unless noted otherwise, The profile is intended to support conversations are inclusive of both Aboriginal and Torres Strait If you would like to receive this publication in an accessible between communities, service providers, Please refer to “Victoria” profile for a list of statewide Aboriginal organisations, as these may be active in this LGA. Also note there Islander people. format, please telephone (03) 9208 3020. governments and other key stakeholders. The information can help inform approaches and may be other Aboriginal organisations and community groups This publication is also published in pdf format which operate in this area. action at the local level to better meet the needs # Data sources other than the Australian Bureau on www.dpc.vic.gov.au/aboriginalaffairs Registered Aboriginal Party covering a specific area within the LGA. of Statistics Census of Aboriginal people and deliver improved health, 1. Maternal and Child Health Annual Report 2012-13, Disclaimer: education, and employment outcomes. Department of Education and Early Childhood Development This publication may be of assistance to you, but the State of 2. Victorian Local Government Aboriginal Engagement Victoria and its employees do not guarantee that the publication is and Reconciliation Survey 2012, Reconciliation Victoria without flaw of any kind or is wholly appropriate for your particular purposes and therefore disclaims all liability for any error, loss or other consequence which may arise from you relying on any information in this publication. Gannawarra Local Government Area KEY: Aboriginal non-Aboriginal

Community Housing and mobility Education Employment

Population increase rate People whose home is: Student distribution Median weekly income Owned 48% 78% Total students 53 1,802 $364 $423 Rented 52% 19% Employment rate Employment status (Does not include rent-free arrangements and retirement communities) 2006 2011 Full time Part time 89% 91% 14% 19% Rental agreement types 96% 96% 34% 18% Weekly hours worked* Unemployment rate 0 <25 25-39 40+ 2006 2011 0% 26% 30% 44% Age distribution of Aboriginal 11% 9% Highest level of education completed 4% 22% 25% 49% and non-Aboriginal people 4% 4% 2006 *Census week 2011 Number of Aboriginal people employed by Gannawarra Shire Council2 ?

Occupation People who: Aboriginal people need assistance with a disability whose home is: 9% 6% free-standing 100% provide unpaid assistance semi-detached 0% to a person with a disability a flat or unit 0% 19% 13% mobile or temporary 0% provide unpaid childcare 39% 28% volunteer with an organisation People who had moved 12% 36% prior to 2011, within: 1 year 5 years Family types Industry 16% 51%

12% 29%

Household internet access Fields of study None 41% 36% Broadband 45% 56% Dial-up 7% 5% Other 7% 4% Maternal and child health visits1 This graph shows Aboriginal participation rates compared with Number of cars per household participation rates for all children