$777 ▲ +43.9%
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $540
- 2016: $641
- 2021: $777
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Indigo · Council (LGA)
Income in Indigo
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly incomes in Indigo are a little below those in Victoria and Australia, despite being higher than most similar areas. The typical family now earns $1,954 a week, reflecting a steady rise in earnings over the last decade.
$1,511
▲ +41.7%
- $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 Indigo — higher than 60% of areas.
| Indigo | $1,511 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | $1,386 |
| Victoria | $1,759 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical household income is $1,511 a week, which is higher than most similar areas but a little below the national figure. This is up $445 since 2011, while typical personal weekly income has risen to $777.
$1,511 ▲ +41.7%
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,066
- 2016: $1,265
- 2021: $1,511
Median total household income per week.
$1,954 ▲ +47.9%
Higher than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,321
- 2016: $1,540
- 2021: $1,954
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Fewer people reach the highest income brackets here than in the rest of the state, with only 8.7% of people earning $2,000 or more a week. However, the share of households earning $3,000 or more weekly has risen by 10 percentage points since 2011 to reach 15.8%.
8.7%
Higher than 52% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
15.8%
Higher than 59% of council (lga) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Indigo splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (33%) and $650–$1,499 (32%), with Under $650 at 18%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Indigo, the largest group is Under $650 at 43%, followed by $650–$1,499 (37%) and $1,500–$2,999 (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 Indigo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA23350/indigo/topic/income