$658 ▲ +37.4%
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $479
- 2016: $562
- 2021: $658
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Wellington · Council (LGA)
Income in Wellington
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes in Wellington are well below the state and national figures, with a typical household earning $1,272. While these figures are lower than most areas, incomes have risen steadily since 2011.
$1,272
▲ +40.6%
- $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 Wellington — lower than 65% of areas.
| Wellington | $1,272 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | $1,386 |
| Victoria | $1,759 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,661, which is well below the Victorian figure of $2,136. Personal weekly incomes are also a little below the national figure, though they have risen by $179 since 2011.
$1,272 ▲ +40.6%
Lower than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $905
- 2016: $1,101
- 2021: $1,272
Median total household income per week.
$1,661 ▲ +42.2%
Lower than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,168
- 2016: $1,409
- 2021: $1,661
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 12.8% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, which is well below the 22.6% national average. This is despite a trend where the share of high-earning households rose 7.9 percentage points since 2011.
7.7%
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
12.8%
Lower 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 →In Wellington, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 34%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (28%) and Under $650 (23%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Wellington, the largest group is Under $650 at 50%, followed by $650–$1,499 (33%) 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 Wellington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA26810/wellington/topic/income