3851, VIC · Postcode

Income in 3851, VIC

What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.

Weekly household incomes in postcode 3851 are well below the national figure, with the typical home bringing in $1,120. This makes it an area where typical earnings are much lower than in most other places. While incomes have risen since 2011, the gap between this region and the rest of the country remains significant.

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📍 3851, VIC, Postcode

Where 3851, VIC sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,120 ▲ +29.6%
  • $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 3851, VIC — lower than 83% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
3851, VIC$1,120
Wellington $1,272
Victoria $1,759
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

The typical family earns $1,521 a week, which is well below the Victorian figure of $2,136. Individual earnings are also much lower than most areas, with a typical personal weekly income of $571.

$571 ▲ +36.9%

Lower than 86% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: $417
  • 2016: $493
  • 2021: $571

Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.

$1,120 ▲ +29.6%

Lower than 83% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: $864
  • 2016: $988
  • 2021: $1,120

Median total household income per week.

$1,521 ▲ +38.8%

Lower than 76% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: $1,096
  • 2016: $1,362
  • 2021: $1,521

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

High earners are less common here than elsewhere, with only 13.2% of households earning $3,000 or more a week. This is well below the national figure of 22.6%, although the proportion of high-earning households has risen since 2011.

Household income distribution

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3851, VIC splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and Under $650 (28%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 24%.

Personal income distribution

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In 3851, VIC, Under $650 is the majority at 55%; $650–$1,499 is next at 28%.

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 3851, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3851/3851-vic/topic/income