$503 ▲ +32.0%
Lower than 91% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $381
- 2016: $452
- 2021: $503
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Central Goldfields · Council (LGA)
Income in Central Goldfields
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings have climbed across the board since 2011 in Central Goldfields, though they remain very low. Typical household income rose by $219 over the decade to reach $904, which is far below both state and national figures.
$904
▲ +32.0%
- $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 Central Goldfields — lower than 96% of areas.
| Central Goldfields | $904 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | $1,386 |
| Victoria | $1,759 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,260 a week, which is far below the Victorian figure of $2,136. Personal incomes are also among the lowest in the region, with the typical person earning $503 weekly.
$904 ▲ +32.0%
Lower than 96% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $685
- 2016: $775
- 2021: $904
Median total household income per week.
$1,260 ▲ +45.8%
Lower than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $864
- 2016: $1,001
- 2021: $1,260
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 5.9% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, far below the 22.7% seen across Victoria. More than half of all people earn under $650 a week.
3.2%
Lower than 95% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
5.9%
Lower than 95% 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 Central Goldfields, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 40%, followed by Under $650 (32%) and $1,500–$2,999 (21%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Central Goldfields, Under $650 is the majority at 61%; $650–$1,499 is next at 31%.
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 Central Goldfields [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA21670/central-goldfields/topic/income