$743 ▲ +45.1%
Higher than 50% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $512
- 2016: $590
- 2021: $743
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Ballarat · Council (LGA)
Income in Ballarat
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Mid-range earnings define Ballarat, where typical incomes sit around the middle for similar areas. While weekly pay has risen since 2011, most residents earn less than the Victorian and national figures. The typical family now brings in $1,871 a week.
$1,429
▲ +44.6%
- $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 Ballarat — higher than 53% of areas.
| Ballarat | $1,429 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | $1,386 |
| Victoria | $1,759 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly family income is $1,871, which is a little below the national figure of $2,120. Typical household income is also a little below the state and national averages at $1,429, though this has risen by $441 since 2011.
$1,429 ▲ +44.6%
Higher than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $988
- 2016: $1,160
- 2021: $1,429
Median total household income per week.
$1,871 ▲ +47.1%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,272
- 2016: $1,489
- 2021: $1,871
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than across Victoria and Australia, with only 15.7% of households earning $3,000 or more a week. This is well below the state's 22.7%, even though the share of high-earning households has risen 11 points since 2011.
9.1%
Higher than 55% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
15.7%
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Ballarat splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (31%), with Under $650 at 20%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Ballarat, the largest group is Under $650 at 45%, followed by $650–$1,499 (36%) and $1,500–$2,999 (16%).
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 Ballarat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA20570/ballarat/topic/income