$842 ▲ +46.4%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $575
- 2016: $670
- 2021: $842
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Ballarat · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Income in Ballarat
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly incomes in Ballarat are generally about the same as the Victorian and national figures. While most individual earnings align with the broader trends, there has been a significant jump in the number of high earners since 2011. The typical family now earns $2,276 a week.
$1,573
▲ +40.4%
- $500–$607: 7 areas
- $607–$714: 1 area
- $714–$821: 8 areas
- $821–$929: 26 areas
- $929–$1,036: 69 areas
- $1,036–$1,143: 119 areas
- $1,143–$1,250: 181 areas
- $1,250–$1,357: 182 areas
- $1,357–$1,464: 220 areas
- $1,464–$1,571: 146 areas
- $1,571–$1,679: 154 areas
- $1,679–$1,786: 149 areas
- $1,786–$1,893: 158 areas
- $1,893–$2,000: 152 areas
- $2,000–$2,107: 188 areas
- $2,107–$2,214: 145 areas
- $2,214–$2,321: 129 areas
- $2,321–$2,429: 109 areas
- $2,429–$2,536: 56 areas
- $2,536–$2,643: 52 areas
- $2,643–$2,750: 31 areas
- $2,750–$2,857: 29 areas
- $2,857–$2,964: 18 areas
- $2,964–$3,071: 23 areas
- $3,071–$3,179: 19 areas
- $3,179–$3,286: 11 areas
- $3,286–$3,393: 10 areas
- $3,393–$3,500: 22 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Ballarat — lower than 60% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,573 a week, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia. While typical personal income is around the middle for its level at $842, family incomes are higher than most areas.
$1,573 ▲ +40.4%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $1,120
- 2016: $1,327
- 2021: $1,573
Median total household income per week.
$2,276 ▲ +44.7%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $1,573
- 2016: $1,867
- 2021: $2,276
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are more common here than in most areas, with 14.9% of people earning over $2,000 a week. This is a little above the national figure, and the proportion of households earning $3,000 or more a week has risen 13 points since 2011.
14.9%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
22.6%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Ballarat splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (29%) and $1,500–$2,999 (28%), with Under $650 at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Ballarat, the largest group is Under $650 at 41%, followed by $650–$1,499 (32%) and $1,500–$2,999 (20%).
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 Ballarat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/201011002/ballarat/topic/income