$808 —
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Pakenham - North East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Lower typical earnings shape daily life in Pakenham - North East, where family income is lower than in most areas. While individual and household incomes sit near the state average, there are far fewer high-earners compared to the rest of the country.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Pakenham - North East — lower than 56% of areas.
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,879 a week, which is a little below the Victorian figure of $2,136. In contrast, typical personal incomes are $808 weekly, sitting about the same as both the state and national figures.
$808 —
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,651 —
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,879 —
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 12.6% of households making $3,000 or more a week—far below the national figure of 22.6%. This gap is also seen in individual pay, where only 5.7% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, well below the 12.5% national average.
5.7%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
12.6%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In Pakenham - North East, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 41%, followed by $650–$1,499 (32%) and Under $650 (14%).
Pakenham - North East splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (42%) and Under $650 (41%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 16%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Pakenham - North East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212011549/pakenham-north-east/topic/income