$730 ▲ +38.3%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $528
- 2016: $592
- 2021: $730
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Altona Meadows · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Income in Altona Meadows
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Nearly 44% of people in Altona Meadows earn under $650 a week, marking it as an area where incomes are generally low. While typical earnings have risen since 2011, the community remains a little below the state and national figures for household and personal pay.
$1,573
▲ +28.1%
- $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 Altona Meadows — lower than 60% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,946, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Victorian figure of $2,136. Household and personal weekly incomes are also a little below the state and national figures, though they have risen since 2011.
$1,573 ▲ +28.1%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $1,228
- 2016: $1,370
- 2021: $1,573
Median total household income per week.
$1,946 ▲ +43.1%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $1,360
- 2016: $1,586
- 2021: $1,946
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here, with only 16.7% of households making $3,000 or more a week, well below the national figure of 22.6%. This is a significant rise from 2011, when only 6.3% of households reached that level.
8.4%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
16.7%
Lower than 62% 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 →Altona Meadows splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (34%) and $650–$1,499 (30%), with Under $650 at 18%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Altona Meadows, the largest group is Under $650 at 46%, followed by $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (18%).
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 Altona Meadows [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213021342/altona-meadows/topic/income