$644 ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 93% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $723
- 2016: $857
- 2021: $644
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Gippsland · Federal Electorate
Income in Gippsland
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical weekly household income of just $1,238 marks Gippsland as one of the lowest-earning areas at this level. This is well below both the state and national figures, reflecting a broad trend of falling incomes across the region.
$1,238
▼ -26.4%
- $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 Gippsland — lower than 97% of areas.
| Gippsland | $1,238 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | $1,386 |
| Victoria | $1,759 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly family income is well below the Victorian average at $1,598, falling $662 since 2011. Personal incomes are also much lower than most areas, with the usual person earning $644 a week.
$1,238 ▼ -26.4%
Lower than 97% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,681
- 2016: $2,018
- 2021: $1,238
Median total household income per week.
$1,598 ▼ -29.3%
Lower than 93% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $2,260
- 2016: $2,592
- 2021: $1,598
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, as only 12.2% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the national figure. This is a sharp drop from 2011, when 18.9% of households reached that level.
7.1%
Lower than 79% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
12.2%
Lower than 93% 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 Gippsland, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 35%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (28%) and Under $650 (24%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Gippsland, Under $650 is the majority at 50%; $650–$1,499 is next at 33%.
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 Gippsland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED216/gippsland/topic/income