$623 ▲ +32.3%
Lower than 96% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $471
- 2016: $521
- 2021: $623
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Calwell · Federal Electorate
Income in Calwell
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly personal incomes in Calwell are among the lowest across similar areas. The typical person here earns $623 a week, which is well below the national figure of $805. While most incomes have risen since 2011, they remain lower than those in Victoria and across Australia.
$1,681
▲ +51.2%
- $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 Calwell — lower than 56% of areas.
| Calwell | $1,681 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | $1,901 |
| Victoria | $1,759 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical household income is $1,681 a week, which is about the same as the Victorian and national figures. However, family income is a little below the state and national levels at $1,768 per week.
$1,681 ▲ +51.2%
Lower than 56% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,112
- 2016: $1,303
- 2021: $1,681
Median total household income per week.
$1,768 ▲ +39.7%
Lower than 82% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,266
- 2016: $1,461
- 2021: $1,768
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here, with only 5.9% of people earning $2,000 or more a week, a figure well below the national average of 12.5%. Similarly, households earning $3,000 or more weekly are well below the national level at 17.2%.
5.9%
Lower than 89% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
17.2%
Lower than 72% of federal electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Calwell, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 37%, followed by $650–$1,499 (31%) and Under $650 (14%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Calwell, Under $650 is the majority at 51%; $650–$1,499 is next at 34%.
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 Calwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED205/calwell/topic/income