$606 ▲ +53.8%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: $394
- 2016: $539
- 2021: $606
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
3709, VIC · Postcode
Income in 3709, VIC
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly household incomes in postcode 3709 are well below the national figure, reflecting a significant wealth gap compared to the rest of the country. While typical earnings have climbed since 2011, the area remains much lower than most other regions in both family and personal pay.
$1,187
▲ +73.0%
- $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 3709, VIC — lower than 77% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,187 a week, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Victorian figure of $1,759. Personal incomes follow a similar pattern, with the typical resident earning $606 weekly, though this has risen by $212 since 2011.
$1,187 ▲ +73.0%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: $686
- 2016: $933
- 2021: $1,187
Median total household income per week.
$1,562 ▲ +78.5%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: $875
- 2016: $1,375
- 2021: $1,562
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are far less common here, with only 10% of households making $3,000 or more a week compared to 22.7% in Victoria. This trend is reflected in personal pay, where 46.6% of people earn under $650 weekly.
7.1%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
10.0%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →3709, VIC splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (30%), with Under $650 at 24%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In 3709, VIC, Under $650 is the majority at 55%; $650–$1,499 is next at 29%.
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 3709, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3709/3709-vic/topic/income