$991 ▲ +46.8%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $675
- 2016: $796
- 2021: $991
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Macedon · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Income in Macedon
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Over a third of people in Macedon earn less than $650 a week, yet the area is markedly wealthy overall. Typical family incomes are well above the state and national figures, and the proportion of high-earners has climbed sharply since 2011.
$2,457
▲ +48.6%
- $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 Macedon — higher than 88% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $2,860, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Victorian figure of $2,136. Household and personal incomes are also much higher than most areas, with the typical household earning $2,457 a week.
$2,457 ▲ +48.6%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $1,653
- 2016: $1,932
- 2021: $2,457
Median total household income per week.
$2,860 ▲ +54.8%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $1,848
- 2016: $2,245
- 2021: $2,860
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
The share of households earning $3,000 or more a week rose 25 points since 2011 to 38.6%, which is far above the national figure of 22.6%. Similarly, the proportion of people earning $2,000 or more a week is far above the state average at 23.4%.
23.4%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
38.6%
Higher than 89% 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 →Macedon splits fairly evenly between $4,000 or more (28%) and $1,500–$2,999 (26%), with $650–$1,499 at 20%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Macedon, the largest group is Under $650 at 38%, followed by $650–$1,499 (26%) and $1,500–$2,999 (23%).
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 Macedon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210021233/macedon/topic/income