$685 ▲ +43.0%
Lower than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $479
- 2016: $556
- 2021: $685
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Ararat · Council (LGA)
Income in Ararat
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay has climbed steadily in Ararat since 2011, though earnings remain low compared to the rest of the state. The typical family now brings in $1,651 a week, which is well below the Victorian figure of $2,136.
$1,252
▲ +48.3%
- $500–$589: 0 areas
- $589–$679: 0 areas
- $679–$768: 6 areas
- $768–$857: 8 areas
- $857–$946: 10 areas
- $946–$1,036: 23 areas
- $1,036–$1,125: 40 areas
- $1,125–$1,214: 59 areas
- $1,214–$1,304: 62 areas
- $1,304–$1,393: 65 areas
- $1,393–$1,482: 47 areas
- $1,482–$1,571: 31 areas
- $1,571–$1,661: 31 areas
- $1,661–$1,750: 27 areas
- $1,750–$1,839: 22 areas
- $1,839–$1,929: 25 areas
- $1,929–$2,018: 18 areas
- $2,018–$2,107: 20 areas
- $2,107–$2,196: 9 areas
- $2,196–$2,286: 9 areas
- $2,286–$2,375: 11 areas
- $2,375–$2,464: 3 areas
- $2,464–$2,554: 5 areas
- $2,554–$2,643: 2 areas
- $2,643–$2,732: 0 areas
- $2,732–$2,821: 1 area
- $2,821–$2,911: 4 areas
- $2,911–$3,000: 12 areas
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Ararat — lower than 68% of areas.
| Ararat | $1,252 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | $1,386 |
| Victoria | $1,759 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,252, which is lower than most areas and well below the national figure. Personal earnings follow a similar pattern, with the usual person earning $685 a week, a little below the Australian average.
$1,252 ▲ +48.3%
Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $844
- 2016: $991
- 2021: $1,252
Median total household income per week.
$1,651 ▲ +56.5%
Lower than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,055
- 2016: $1,263
- 2021: $1,651
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are much less common here, with only 10.4% of households making $3,000 or more a week, far below the 22.7% seen in Victoria. This is a bit of a shift from 2011, when only 2.5% of households reached that level.
5.5%
Lower than 81% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
10.4%
Lower than 73% of council (lga) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Ararat, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 36%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (30%) and Under $650 (23%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Ararat, the largest group is Under $650 at 48%, followed by $650–$1,499 (37%) and $1,500–$2,999 (14%).
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 Ararat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA20260/ararat/topic/income