$580 —
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Reservoir - North West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical personal weekly income of just $580 marks Reservoir - North West as an area where earnings are much lower than most other places. This gap is seen across the board, with family and household incomes also sitting well below the state and national figures.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Reservoir - North West — lower than 69% of areas.
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,701 a week, which is well below the Victorian figure of $2,136. Typical household income is also a little below the national average at $1,442.
$580 —
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,442 —
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,701 —
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than in most areas, with only 7.1% of people earning $2,000 or more weekly. This is well below the 12.5% seen across Australia.
7.1%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
16.7%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Reservoir - North West splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (31%) and $1,500–$2,999 (30%), with Under $650 at 21%.
In Reservoir - North West, Under $650 is the majority at 54%; $650–$1,499 is next at 30%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Reservoir - North West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209021524/reservoir-north-west/topic/income