$565 ▲ +54.4%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $366
- 2016: $445
- 2021: $565
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Sunshine West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Income in Sunshine West
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much lower incomes than most similar areas define Sunshine West, where the typical family earns $1,533 a week. While earnings have risen since 2011, they remain well below both Victorian and national figures. This gap is most evident among individuals, whose typical weekly pay is among the lowest across the country.
$1,416
▲ +49.7%
- $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 West — lower than 70% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,416 a week, which is a little below the national figure of $1,746. Personal weekly income is even lower at $565, falling well below the Australian typical of $805.
$1,416 ▲ +49.7%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $946
- 2016: $1,147
- 2021: $1,416
Median total household income per week.
$1,533 ▲ +55.2%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $988
- 2016: $1,214
- 2021: $1,533
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 4.8% of people making $2,000 or more weekly, well below the 12.5% national average. Half of all residents earn under $650 a week, though the share of households making $3,000 or more rose by 10 points since 2011 to reach 14.5%.
4.8%
Lower than 87% 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 West splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (31%), with Under $650 at 20%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Sunshine West, Under $650 is the majority at 54%; $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 West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213011338/sunshine-west/topic/income