$727 ▲ +39.5%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: $521
- 2016: $593
- 2021: $727
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
3988, VIC · Postcode
Income in 3988, VIC
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Income levels in postcode 3988 sit around the middle for similar areas. The typical family earns $1,914 a week, reflecting a steady climb from a decade ago. While earnings are generally a little below state and national figures, more people are moving into higher income brackets.
$1,618
▲ +56.8%
- $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 3988, VIC — higher than 57% of areas.
| 3988, VIC | $1,618 |
|---|---|
| South Gippsland | $1,266 |
| Victoria | $1,759 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,914, which is a little below the Victorian figure of $2,136. This is part of a broader rise across the area, with typical household income growing by $586 since 2011 to reach $1,618.
$1,618 ▲ +56.8%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: $1,032
- 2016: $1,184
- 2021: $1,618
Median total household income per week.
$1,914 ▲ +57.7%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: $1,214
- 2016: $1,370
- 2021: $1,914
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than in the rest of the country, with only 17.4% of households earning $3,000 or more weekly, well below the national 22.6%. However, this figure has risen by 14 percentage points since 2011.
8.3%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
17.4%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In 3988, VIC, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 35%, followed by $650–$1,499 (28%) and Under $650 (17%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In 3988, VIC, the largest group is Under $650 at 47%, followed by $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (15%).
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 3988, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3988/3988-vic/topic/income