$529 ▲ +35.3%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $391
- 2016: $458
- 2021: $529
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Orbost · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Income in Orbost
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings are far lower than typical for the rest of the state in Orbost, where a typical household earns just $926. This is among the lowest income levels for similar areas, though earnings across the board have risen since 2011.
$926
▲ +32.9%
- $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 Orbost — lower than 99% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,280 a week, which is far below the Victorian figure of $2,136. Individual earnings are also well below the national typical of $805, with Orbost residents usually bringing home $529 a week.
$926 ▲ +32.9%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $697
- 2016: $769
- 2021: $926
Median total household income per week.
$1,280 ▲ +43.7%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $891
- 2016: $1,066
- 2021: $1,280
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 6.3% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, far below the national figure of 22.6%. This is reflected in personal incomes, where over half of all people earn under $650 weekly.
4.6%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
6.3%
Lower than 99% 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 →In Orbost, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 39%, followed by Under $650 (32%) and $1,500–$2,999 (22%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Orbost, Under $650 is the majority at 59%; $650–$1,499 is next at 30%.
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 Orbost [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205021085/orbost/topic/income