$680 ▲ +59.6%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $426
- 2016: $542
- 2021: $680
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Red Cliffs · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Income in Red Cliffs
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay has climbed significantly in Red Cliffs since 2011, though it remains much lower than most other areas. The typical family now earns $1,682 a week, a jump of $622 over a decade. Despite this growth, incomes here stay well below the figures seen across Victoria and Australia.
$1,346
▲ +57.8%
- $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 Red Cliffs — lower than 75% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly incomes are much lower than in most areas, with families earning $1,682 and households bringing in $1,346. These figures are well below the Victorian averages, while typical personal weekly income of $680 is a little below the national figure.
$1,346 ▲ +57.8%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $853
- 2016: $1,083
- 2021: $1,346
Median total household income per week.
$1,682 ▲ +58.7%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $1,060
- 2016: $1,337
- 2021: $1,682
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, as only 10.1% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the 22.7% seen in Victoria. At the personal level, 42.6% of people earn under $650 a week, placing the area among the lowest for top-tier earners.
4.2%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
10.1%
Lower than 87% 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 →Red Cliffs splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (33%), with Under $650 at 21%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Red Cliffs, the largest group is Under $650 at 48%, followed by $650–$1,499 (40%) and $1,500–$2,999 (11%).
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 Red Cliffs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/215021399/red-cliffs/topic/income