$695 ▲ +21.1%
Lower than 83% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $574
- 2016: $681
- 2021: $695
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Hotham · Federal Electorate
Income in Hotham
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Nearly 45% of people in Hotham earn under $650 a week, making it a place where many residents live on lower incomes. While the typical household income of $1,672 is about the same as the national figure, personal earnings remain much lower than in most similar areas.
$1,672
▲ +35.2%
- $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 Hotham — lower than 57% of areas.
| Hotham | $1,672 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | $1,901 |
| Victoria | $1,759 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical person here earns $695 a week, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of $805. Family income is also a little below the national average at $1,892, though this has risen by $410 since 2011.
$1,672 ▲ +35.2%
Lower than 57% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,237
- 2016: $1,504
- 2021: $1,672
Median total household income per week.
$1,892 ▲ +27.7%
Lower than 70% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,482
- 2016: $1,808
- 2021: $1,892
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here, with people earning $2,000 or more a week sitting well below the national figure at 8.7%. However, the share of households earning over $3,000 a week has grown significantly, rising 12 percentage points since 2011 to reach 20.9%.
8.7%
Lower than 65% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
20.9%
Higher than 50% of federal electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Hotham splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (32%) and $650–$1,499 (28%), with Under $650 at 18%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Hotham, the largest group is Under $650 at 48%, followed by $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (15%).
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 Hotham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED222/hotham/topic/income