$502 ▲ +39.4%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $360
- 2016: $425
- 2021: $502
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Thomastown · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Income in Thomastown
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings are well below the national average in Thomastown, where typical households bring in $1,225. This is one of the lowest-earning areas in the region, though incomes for families and individuals have all risen since 2011.
$1,225
▲ +36.1%
- $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 Thomastown — lower than 85% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly family income is $1,387, which is well below the Victorian figure of $2,136. This trend is seen across the board, as the typical person in Thomastown earns $502 a week, among the lowest at this level.
$1,225 ▲ +36.1%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $900
- 2016: $1,017
- 2021: $1,225
Median total household income per week.
$1,387 ▲ +44.2%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $962
- 2016: $1,109
- 2021: $1,387
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 10.6% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the 22.6% national average. High earners are rare here, with just 3.7% of people earning $2,000 or more weekly.
3.7%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
10.6%
Lower than 85% 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 Thomastown, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 36%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (29%) and Under $650 (24%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Thomastown, Under $650 is the majority at 58%; $650–$1,499 is next at 32%.
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 Thomastown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209041223/thomastown/topic/income