$558 —
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Lalor - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Over half of all people in Lalor - West earn less than $650 a week. This area has typical incomes that are well below the state and national figures, making it one of the lowest earning areas in the region.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Lalor - West — lower than 68% of areas.
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,593 a week, which is well below the Victorian figure of $2,136. Personal income is also among the lowest at this level, with a typical weekly pay of $558.
$558 —
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,450 —
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,593 —
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 5.1% of people earn $2,000 or more each week, which is much lower than the 12.5% national average. Similarly, the share of households earning $3,000 or more weekly is well below Victoria's 22.7%.
5.1%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
14.1%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Lalor - West splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (33%), with Under $650 at 18%.
In Lalor - West, Under $650 is the majority at 55%; $650–$1,499 is next at 32%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Lalor - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209041530/lalor-west/topic/income