$640 ▲ +32.8%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $482
- 2016: $529
- 2021: $640
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Phillip Island · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Income in Phillip Island
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much lower typical incomes mark daily life for many in Phillip Island, where the usual family earns $1,490 a week. This is well below the national figure, though earnings have climbed across the board since 2011.
$1,175
▲ +36.5%
- $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 Phillip Island — lower than 88% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly personal income is $640, which is well below the $805 figure for Australia. Household and family incomes are also much lower than in most areas, despite rising since 2011.
$1,175 ▲ +36.5%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $861
- 2016: $947
- 2021: $1,175
Median total household income per week.
$1,490 ▲ +41.5%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $1,053
- 2016: $1,208
- 2021: $1,490
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are far less common here, with only 11.6% of households making $3,000 or more a week compared to 22.6% nationally. This gap is reflected in the personal figures, as only 7.4% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly.
7.4%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
11.6%
Lower than 81% 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 Phillip Island, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 38%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (26%) and Under $650 (24%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Phillip Island, Under $650 is the majority at 51%; $650–$1,499 is next at 34%.
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 Phillip Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205031091/phillip-island/topic/income