$577 ▲ +46.8%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: $393
- 2016: $471
- 2021: $577
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
3842, VIC · Postcode
Income in 3842, VIC
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes in postcode 3842 are well below the state and national figures, with a typical family earning $1,347. This gap is a defining feature of the area's economy, as typical personal and household incomes also sit much lower than in most other regions. While earnings have risen since 2011, the area remains significantly less wealthy than the average Victorian suburb.
$1,109
▲ +22.5%
- $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 3842, VIC — lower than 84% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,109 a week, which is well below the Victorian figure of $1,759. Personal incomes are also much lower than most areas, with the typical person earning $577 weekly, though this is $184 higher than it was in 2011.
$1,109 ▲ +22.5%
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: $905
- 2016: $964
- 2021: $1,109
Median total household income per week.
$1,347 ▲ +24.1%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: $1,085
- 2016: $1,172
- 2021: $1,347
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, as only 8.9% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, far below the 22.7% seen across Victoria. This is reflected in the personal data, where nearly half of all residents (49.8%) earn under $650 a week.
5.5%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
8.9%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In 3842, VIC, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 40%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (26%) and Under $650 (24%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In 3842, VIC, Under $650 is the majority at 55%; $650–$1,499 is next at 32%.
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 3842, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3842/3842-vic/topic/income