$652 ▲ +79.6%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $363
- 2016: $338
- 2021: $652
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Carlton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Income in Carlton
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Nearly 46% of people in Carlton earn less than $650 a week, which is the largest income group in the area. While typical family earnings are about the same as the national figure, household and personal incomes are much lower than in most other areas.
$1,289
▲ +118.8%
- $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 Carlton — lower than 80% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,289 a week, which is well below the $1,746 national figure. This is much lower than most areas, though personal weekly income of $652 is only a little below the Victorian average of $803.
$1,289 ▲ +118.8%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $589
- 2016: $561
- 2021: $1,289
Median total household income per week.
$2,064 ▲ +62.4%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $1,271
- 2016: $1,359
- 2021: $2,064
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 16.5% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, a figure well below the 22.6% national average. However, this has risen 9.6 percentage points since 2011, while the share of people earning $2,000 or more a week also rose 5.4 points.
10.7%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
16.5%
Lower than 63% 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 →Carlton splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (30%) and $650–$1,499 (27%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 26%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Carlton, the largest group is Under $650 at 50%, followed by $650–$1,499 (29%) and $1,500–$2,999 (17%).
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 Carlton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206041117/carlton/topic/income