$665 ▲ +39.4%
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $477
- 2016: $529
- 2021: $665
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Hume · Council (LGA)
Income in Hume
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly household incomes in Hume have risen by $489 since 2011, reaching a typical amount of $1,703. While this is higher than most similar areas, personal earnings remain a little below the national figure. The area is seeing a notable increase in the number of high-earning households.
$1,703
▲ +40.3%
- $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 Hume — higher than 72% of areas.
| Hume | $1,703 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | $1,901 |
| Victoria | $1,759 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,852, which is a little below the national figure of $2,120. Personal weekly income is $665, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Victorian typical amount of $803.
$1,703 ▲ +40.3%
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,214
- 2016: $1,379
- 2021: $1,703
Median total household income per week.
$1,852 ▲ +41.5%
Higher than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,309
- 2016: $1,473
- 2021: $1,852
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High-earning households (those making $3,000+ a week) rose 11 percentage points since 2011 to 18.0%, though this is still well below the national figure of 22.6%. Meanwhile, 45.8% of people earn under $650 a week, and only 6.8% earn $2,000 or more.
6.8%
Lower than 66% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
18.0%
Higher than 66% 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 Hume, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 37%, followed by $650–$1,499 (30%) and Under $650 (14%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Hume, the largest group is Under $650 at 49%, followed by $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (15%).
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 Hume [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA23270/hume/topic/income