$695 ▲ +39.8%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $497
- 2016: $579
- 2021: $695
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Mount Baw Baw Region · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Income in Mount Baw Baw Region
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Lower than typical weekly earnings define daily life in the Mount Baw Baw Region. While incomes have risen since 2011, they remain a little below the state and national figures, with a small proportion of high earners compared to most other areas.
$1,456
▲ +44.6%
- $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 Mount Baw Baw Region — lower than 68% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly family income is $1,782, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Victorian figure of $2,136. Personal weekly incomes are also lower than most areas at $695, though this has risen by $198 since 2011.
$1,456 ▲ +44.6%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $1,007
- 2016: $1,208
- 2021: $1,456
Median total household income per week.
$1,782 ▲ +43.4%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $1,243
- 2016: $1,454
- 2021: $1,782
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than elsewhere, with only 16.7% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, well below the 22.7% seen in Victoria. This gap is also seen in personal income, where only 8.5% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly.
8.5%
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.
16.7%
Lower than 62% 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 →Mount Baw Baw Region splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (31%), with Under $650 at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Mount Baw Baw Region, 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 Mount Baw Baw Region [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205011077/mount-baw-baw-region/topic/income