$592 —
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Dandenong - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Nearly half of all residents in Dandenong - North earn less than $650 a week. This is an area with very low typical incomes across the board, with most families and individuals earning well below the Victorian and national figures.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Dandenong - North — lower than 86% of areas.
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,208, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of $1,746. Typical personal weekly income is also low at $592, falling well below the $805 seen across Australia.
$592 —
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,208 —
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,399 —
Lower than 90% 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 9.2% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, far below the 22.7% seen in Victoria. Similarly, only 2.6% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, which is among the lowest rates for this level.
2.6%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
9.2%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In Dandenong - North, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 37%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (29%) and Under $650 (24%).
In Dandenong - North, Under $650 is the majority at 53%; $650–$1,499 is next at 37%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Dandenong - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212041563/dandenong-north/topic/income