$852 ▲ +83.2%
Higher than 64% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $465
- 2016: $548
- 2021: $852
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
La Trobe · Federal Electorate
Income in La Trobe
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly household incomes in La Trobe have more than doubled since 2011 to reach a typical $1,976. This provides a relatively strong financial base for the area, with typical earnings now sitting above both the state and national figures.
$1,976
▲ +131.7%
- $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 La Trobe — higher than 74% of areas.
| La Trobe | $1,976 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | $1,901 |
| Victoria | $1,759 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,976 a week, which is much higher than most areas. Personal weekly incomes are also higher than most places at $852, while typical family income is about the same as the national figure at $2,170.
$1,976 ▲ +131.7%
Higher than 74% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $853
- 2016: $1,015
- 2021: $1,976
Median total household income per week.
$2,170 ▲ +102.4%
Higher than 58% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,072
- 2016: $1,308
- 2021: $2,170
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Higher earners are becoming more common, with the share of households earning over $3,000 a week rising 19 points since 2011 to 22%. Meanwhile, 9.9% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, which is a little below the national figure of 12.5%.
9.9%
Lower than 56% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
22.0%
Higher than 55% 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 La Trobe, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 39%, followed by $650–$1,499 (26%) and $3,000–$3,999 (13%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →La Trobe splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (40%) and $650–$1,499 (38%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 19%.
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 La Trobe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED227/la-trobe/topic/income