$706 —
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2016: $445
- 2021: $706
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
3487, VIC · Postcode
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.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 3487, VIC — higher than 61% of areas.
| 3487, VIC | $1,687 |
|---|---|
| Yarriambiack | $1,102 |
| Victoria | $1,759 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
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.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,687 —
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,916 —
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
Median total family income per week.
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.
8.8%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
12.0%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
3487, VIC splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (36%) and $650–$1,499 (36%), with $4,000 or more at 27%.
3487, VIC splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (48%) and $650–$1,499 (43%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 5%.
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