$668 ▲ +30.0%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $514
- 2016: $565
- 2021: $668
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Leongatha · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Income in Leongatha
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much lower incomes than most similar areas define Leongatha, where typical weekly household earnings sit at $1,315. While pay has risen since 2011, the town remains well below the state and national figures for both personal and family wealth.
$1,315
▲ +33.2%
- $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 Leongatha — lower than 78% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,315, which is well below the Victorian figure of $1,759. Personal weekly earnings are also a little below the national figure, though the typical personal income has risen by $154 since 2011 to reach $668.
$1,315 ▲ +33.2%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $987
- 2016: $1,128
- 2021: $1,315
Median total household income per week.
$1,744 ▲ +37.0%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $1,273
- 2016: $1,401
- 2021: $1,744
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 only 13.3% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, well below the 22.7% seen across Victoria. However, this group has grown by 8.7 percentage points since 2011.
7.6%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
13.3%
Lower than 74% 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 →Leongatha splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (30%), with Under $650 at 23%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Leongatha, the largest group is Under $650 at 49%, 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 Leongatha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205031090/leongatha/topic/income