$684 ▲ +32.8%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: $515
- 2016: $594
- 2021: $684
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
3831, VIC · Postcode
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical weekly family income of $1,565 is well below the national figure in postcode 3831. While earnings have risen over the last decade, the area remains lower than most similar places. This gap is evident across both household and individual earnings compared to the rest of Victoria and Australia.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 3831, VIC — lower than 59% of areas.
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,391, which is well below the Victorian figure of $1,759. Personal weekly incomes are also a little below the national average at $684, though this has risen by $169 since 2011.
$684 ▲ +32.8%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,391 ▲ +32.4%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,565 ▲ +23.9%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than in the state average, with 16.3% of households earning $3,000 or more a week. This is well below the national figure of 22.6%, even though the proportion of high-earning households rose 11 points since 2011.
8.1%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
16.3%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In 3831, VIC, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 36%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (29%) and Under $650 (19%).
In 3831, VIC, the largest group is Under $650 at 48%, followed by $650–$1,499 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (14%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in 3831, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3831/3831-vic/topic/income