$546 ▲ +54.7%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $353
- 2016: $441
- 2021: $546
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Sunshine North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Income in Sunshine North
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A gap of over $600 in typical weekly family income separates Sunshine North from the rest of the country. Most residents earn well below the state and national figures, though typical earnings across the board have risen since 2011.
$1,399
▲ +58.6%
- $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 Sunshine North — lower than 71% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,491 a week, which is well below the Victorian figure of $2,136. Typical personal weekly income is $546, among the lowest for areas of this type and well below the national figure of $805.
$1,399 ▲ +58.6%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $882
- 2016: $1,094
- 2021: $1,399
Median total household income per week.
$1,491 ▲ +52.3%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $979
- 2016: $1,166
- 2021: $1,491
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are few here, with only 4.5% of people earning $2,000 or more a week, which is well below the 12.5% national average. Over half of all residents earn under $650 a week.
4.5%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
14.5%
Lower than 70% 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 →Sunshine North splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (32%) and $1,500–$2,999 (31%), with Under $650 at 22%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Sunshine North, Under $650 is the majority at 55%; $650–$1,499 is next at 33%.
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 Sunshine North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213011337/sunshine-north/topic/income