$831 ▲ +40.4%
Higher than 70% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $592
- 2016: $680
- 2021: $831
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Cardinia · Council (LGA)
Income in Cardinia
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Higher typical incomes than most similar areas mark Cardinia as a relatively prosperous region. Weekly household earnings have climbed significantly, with the typical home now bringing in $1,874.
$1,874
▲ +43.8%
- $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 Cardinia — higher than 80% of areas.
| Cardinia | $1,874 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | $1,901 |
| Victoria | $1,759 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $2,097, which is about the same as the Victorian and national figures. This is part of a long-term climb, with typical family earnings rising by $618 since 2011.
$1,874 ▲ +43.8%
Higher than 80% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,303
- 2016: $1,497
- 2021: $1,874
Median total household income per week.
$2,097 ▲ +41.8%
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,479
- 2016: $1,700
- 2021: $2,097
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
While 19.6% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, this is well below the Victorian and national rates. However, this group has grown by 13 percentage points since 2011.
8.9%
Higher than 53% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
19.6%
Higher than 72% 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 Cardinia, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 39%, followed by $650–$1,499 (27%) and Under $650 (12%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Cardinia splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (40%) and $650–$1,499 (38%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 18%.
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 Cardinia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA21450/cardinia/topic/income