$734 ▲ +43.6%
Lower than 71% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $511
- 2016: $593
- 2021: $734
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Ballarat · Federal Electorate
Income in Ballarat
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Lower weekly pay than most similar areas marks the financial landscape of Ballarat. Typical household incomes are much lower than in other comparable regions, though earnings have climbed steadily since 2011. While the area sees fewer high-earners than the state average, more families are now moving into higher income brackets.
$1,445
▲ +42.6%
- $1,000–$1,071: 0 areas
- $1,071–$1,143: 1 area
- $1,143–$1,214: 4 areas
- $1,214–$1,286: 9 areas
- $1,286–$1,357: 5 areas
- $1,357–$1,429: 7 areas
- $1,429–$1,500: 13 areas
- $1,500–$1,571: 11 areas
- $1,571–$1,643: 12 areas
- $1,643–$1,714: 11 areas
- $1,714–$1,786: 9 areas
- $1,786–$1,857: 10 areas
- $1,857–$1,929: 18 areas
- $1,929–$2,000: 8 areas
- $2,000–$2,071: 1 area
- $2,071–$2,143: 8 areas
- $2,143–$2,214: 6 areas
- $2,214–$2,286: 3 areas
- $2,286–$2,357: 6 areas
- $2,357–$2,429: 5 areas
- $2,429–$2,500: 0 areas
- $2,500–$2,571: 0 areas
- $2,571–$2,643: 1 area
- $2,643–$2,714: 2 areas
- $2,714–$2,786: 1 area
- $2,786–$2,857: 0 areas
- $2,857–$2,929: 2 areas
- $2,929–$3,000: 1 area
All federal electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Ballarat — lower than 80% of areas.
| Ballarat | $1,445 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | $1,386 |
| Victoria | $1,759 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family in Ballarat earns $1,876 a week, which is a little below the Victoria figure of $2,136. Weekly household and personal incomes are also lower than most areas, though the typical personal income has risen by $223 since 2011.
$1,445 ▲ +42.6%
Lower than 80% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,013
- 2016: $1,191
- 2021: $1,445
Median total household income per week.
$1,876 ▲ +46.4%
Lower than 72% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,281
- 2016: $1,507
- 2021: $1,876
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here, with only 15.9% of households earning $3,000 or more weekly, which is well below the 22.7% seen across Victoria. However, the share of people earning over $2,000 a week rose by 5.7 percentage points since 2011 to reach 9.1%.
9.1%
Lower than 63% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
15.9%
Lower than 78% of federal electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Ballarat splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (32%) and $1,500–$2,999 (31%), with Under $650 at 20%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Ballarat, the largest group is Under $650 at 45%, followed by $650–$1,499 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (16%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Ballarat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED202/ballarat/topic/income