$721 ▲ +37.3%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $525
- 2016: $572
- 2021: $721
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Doncaster · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Income in Doncaster
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly incomes in Doncaster are a little below the Victorian and national figures. The typical family earns $1,957 per week, though earnings have risen steadily over the last decade. Most households fall into the middle income brackets, with 28% earning between $1,500 and $2,999 weekly.
$1,595
▲ +28.4%
- $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 Doncaster — lower than 59% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical family and household weekly incomes are a little below those for Victoria and Australia, sitting at $1,957 and $1,595 respectively. Personal weekly income is lower than most areas at $721, though this figure rose $196 since 2011.
$1,595 ▲ +28.4%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $1,242
- 2016: $1,364
- 2021: $1,595
Median total household income per week.
$1,957 ▲ +35.3%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $1,446
- 2016: $1,580
- 2021: $1,957
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are becoming more common, as the share of households earning over $3,000 a week rose 9.7 points since 2011 to 21.1%. This is a little below the national figure of 22.6%, while 12.1% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
12.1%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
21.1%
Higher than 52% 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 →Doncaster splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (30%) and $650–$1,499 (29%), with Under $650 at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Doncaster, the largest group is Under $650 at 47%, followed by $650–$1,499 (30%) and $1,500–$2,999 (18%).
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 Doncaster [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207021157/doncaster/topic/income