$619 ▲ +43.0%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $433
- 2016: $498
- 2021: $619
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Foster · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Income in Foster
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much lower incomes than most similar areas define Foster, where the typical household earns $1,110 a week. While earnings have risen since 2011, they remain well below the Victorian and national figures.
$1,110
▲ +40.2%
- $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 Foster — lower than 91% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,466 a week, which is well below the state figure of $2,136. Personal weekly incomes are also much lower than most areas at $619, though this is $186 higher than it was in 2011.
$1,110 ▲ +40.2%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $792
- 2016: $912
- 2021: $1,110
Median total household income per week.
$1,466 ▲ +47.2%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $996
- 2016: $1,205
- 2021: $1,466
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 11.1% of households making $3,000 or more a week, far below the Victorian rate of 22.7%. Nearly half of all people earn under $650 a week, though the share of people earning $2,000 or more rose 4.2 points since 2011.
6.9%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
11.1%
Lower than 83% 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 Foster, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 37%, followed by Under $650 (26%) and $1,500–$2,999 (25%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Foster, Under $650 is the majority at 52%; $650–$1,499 is next at 32%.
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 Foster [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205031087/foster/topic/income