$666 ▲ +48.7%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $448
- 2016: $519
- 2021: $666
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Castlemaine Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Income in Castlemaine Surrounds
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly household incomes well below the national figure define Castlemaine Surrounds, where the typical home brings in $1,317. While earnings have climbed since 2011, the area remains among those with lower typical incomes compared to most other regions.
$1,317
▲ +51.4%
- $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 Castlemaine Surrounds — lower than 78% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,746 a week, which is a little below the Victorian figure of $2,136. Personal weekly income is also much lower than most areas at $666, though this has risen by $218 since 2011.
$1,317 ▲ +51.4%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $870
- 2016: $1,043
- 2021: $1,317
Median total household income per week.
$1,746 ▲ +63.8%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $1,066
- 2016: $1,276
- 2021: $1,746
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than across Australia, with only 13.8% of households earning $3,000 or more a week. This is well below the national figure of 22.6%, although the share of high-earning households has risen by 10 percentage points since 2011.
8.6%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
13.8%
Lower than 72% 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 →Castlemaine Surrounds splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (29%), with Under $650 at 23%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Castlemaine Surrounds, the largest group is Under $650 at 49%, followed by $650–$1,499 (33%) 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 Castlemaine Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/202021028/castlemaine-surrounds/topic/income