$532 ▲ +34.0%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: $397
- 2016: $464
- 2021: $532
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
3888, VIC · Postcode
Income in 3888, VIC
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical weekly household income of just $892 makes postcode 3888 one of the lowest-earning areas in the country. Most residents live on well below the state and national figures, though incomes have risen across the board since 2011.
$892
▲ +24.8%
- $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 3888, VIC — lower than 96% of areas.
| 3888, VIC | $892 |
|---|---|
| East Gippsland | $1,110 |
| Victoria | $1,759 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly family income is $1,325, which is well below the Victorian figure of $2,136. Personal incomes are also much lower than most areas, with the usual person earning $532 a week.
$892 ▲ +24.8%
Lower than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: $715
- 2016: $767
- 2021: $892
Median total household income per week.
$1,325 ▲ +43.7%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: $922
- 2016: $1,107
- 2021: $1,325
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 6.3% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the 22.7% seen across Victoria. This gap is reflected in personal earnings, where 51.9% of people earn under $650 weekly.
4.2%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
6.3%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →3888, VIC splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (37%) and Under $650 (34%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 21%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In 3888, VIC, Under $650 is the majority at 59%; $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 3888, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3888/3888-vic/topic/income