$597 ▲ +43.5%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: $416
- 2016: $608
- 2021: $597
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
3530, VIC · Postcode
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Low weekly earnings define daily life in postcode 3530, where typical household incomes are well below state and national figures. While family earnings have climbed to $1,958 a week since 2011, the area generally struggles with low pay, with no households now earning $3,000 or more per week.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 3530, VIC — lower than 80% of areas.
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,156, which is well below the $1,759 seen in Victoria. Personal weekly earnings are also much lower than most areas at $597, though this is $181 higher than it was in 2011.
$597 ▲ +43.5%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,156 ▲ +46.9%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,958 ▲ +55.2%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
The income spread is stark, with 38.2% of households earning under $650 a week and none earning over $3,000. Interestingly, the share of people earning $2,000 or more a week rose to 12.1% since 2011, which is higher than most areas.
12.1%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
3530, VIC splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (39%) and $1,500–$2,999 (37%), with $650–$1,499 at 24%.
In 3530, VIC, Under $650 is the majority at 56%; $650–$1,499 is next at 23%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in 3530, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3530/3530-vic/topic/income