3487, VIC · Postcode

Income in 3487, VIC

What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.

Nearly 44% of people in postcode 3487 earn under $650 a week, marking it as an area where low personal incomes are common. While weekly pay has risen since 2016, the region generally earns less than the state and national figures.

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📍 3487, VIC, Postcode

Where 3487, VIC sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,687
  • $500–$589: 4 areas
  • $589–$679: 2 areas
  • $679–$768: 21 areas
  • $768–$857: 56 areas
  • $857–$946: 87 areas
  • $946–$1,036: 120 areas
  • $1,036–$1,125: 145 areas
  • $1,125–$1,214: 213 areas
  • $1,214–$1,304: 216 areas
  • $1,304–$1,393: 232 areas
  • $1,393–$1,482: 194 areas
  • $1,482–$1,571: 148 areas
  • $1,571–$1,661: 120 areas
  • $1,661–$1,750: 124 areas
  • $1,750–$1,839: 134 areas
  • $1,839–$1,929: 128 areas
  • $1,929–$2,018: 115 areas
  • $2,018–$2,107: 110 areas
  • $2,107–$2,196: 115 areas
  • $2,196–$2,286: 71 areas
  • $2,286–$2,375: 62 areas
  • $2,375–$2,464: 50 areas
  • $2,464–$2,554: 37 areas
  • $2,554–$2,643: 23 areas
  • $2,643–$2,732: 18 areas
  • $2,732–$2,821: 18 areas
  • $2,821–$2,911: 17 areas
  • $2,911–$3,000: 56 areas

All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 3487, VIC — higher than 61% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
3487, VIC$1,687
Yarriambiack $1,102
Victoria $1,759
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

The typical household earns $1,687 a week, which is about the same as the Victorian and Australian figures. Personal income is lower than most areas at $706 a week, though this rose $261 since the last census.

$706

Lower than 61% of postcode areas.

  • 2016: $445
  • 2021: $706

Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.

$1,687

Higher than 61% of postcode areas.

  • 2016: $1,031
  • 2021: $1,687

Median total household income per week.

$1,916

Higher than 52% of postcode areas.

  • 2016: $1,291
  • 2021: $1,916

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

High earners are few here, with only 12% of households bringing in $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the 22.6% national average. This gap is seen in personal pay too, where only 8.8% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly.

Household income distribution

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3487, VIC splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (36%) and $650–$1,499 (36%), with $4,000 or more at 27%.

Personal income distribution

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3487, VIC splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (48%) and $650–$1,499 (43%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 5%.

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 3487, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3487/3487-vic/topic/income