$766 ▲ +53.8%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $498
- 2016: $616
- 2021: $766
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Beechworth · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Income in Beechworth
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly incomes in Beechworth have climbed steadily since 2011, with typical family earnings rising by $720. Despite this growth, the area generally earns less than most other similar places. Most households live on a modest budget, though the share of high earners has grown over the last decade.
$1,434
▲ +50.0%
- $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 Beechworth — lower than 69% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,899, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Victorian figure of $2,136. Weekly household and personal incomes are also a little below or about the same as state and national levels, at $1,434 and $766 respectively.
$1,434 ▲ +50.0%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $956
- 2016: $1,173
- 2021: $1,434
Median total household income per week.
$1,899 ▲ +61.1%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $1,179
- 2016: $1,461
- 2021: $1,899
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than in most areas, with 16.1% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, which is well below the Victorian figure of 22.7%. However, this is a significant increase from 4.1% in 2011.
9.4%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
16.1%
Lower than 64% 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 →Beechworth splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (30%), with Under $650 at 20%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Beechworth, the largest group is Under $650 at 43%, followed by $650–$1,499 (36%) and $1,500–$2,999 (18%).
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 Beechworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/204031068/beechworth/topic/income