Wangaratta Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Income in Wangaratta Surrounds

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

Forty per cent of people in Wangaratta Surrounds earn under $650 a week. This is an area where typical incomes are lower than most, although household earnings have risen since 2011.

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📍 Wangaratta Surrounds, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Wangaratta Surrounds sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,501 ▲ +48.2%
  • $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 Wangaratta Surrounds — lower than 65% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Wangaratta Surrounds$1,501
3732, VIC $1,381
Victoria $1,759
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

Typical weekly family income is $1,847, which is a little below the Victorian figure of $2,136. Typical household income is also a little below the state and national averages at $1,501, while personal income is about the same as the rest of the country at $763.

$763 ▲ +48.7%

Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: $513
  • 2016: $616
  • 2021: $763

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

$1,501 ▲ +48.2%

Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: $1,013
  • 2016: $1,210
  • 2021: $1,501

Median total household income per week.

$1,847 ▲ +49.6%

Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: $1,235
  • 2016: $1,449
  • 2021: $1,847

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

High earners are fewer here than in most areas; only 15.9% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, which is well below the 22.7% seen across Victoria. However, this share has risen 11 percentage points since 2011.

Household income distribution

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Wangaratta Surrounds splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (32%), with Under $650 at 17%.

Personal income distribution

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In Wangaratta Surrounds, the largest group is Under $650 at 43%, followed by $650–$1,499 (38%) and $1,500–$2,999 (16%).

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 Wangaratta Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/204021067/wangaratta-surrounds/topic/income