$631 ▲ +31.5%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $480
- 2016: $534
- 2021: $631
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Portland · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Income in Portland
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings are much lower than most similar areas in Portland. The typical household brings in $1,200 a week, which is well below the national figure. While incomes have risen since 2011, the area remains significantly less wealthy than the rest of Victoria.
$1,200
▲ +29.0%
- $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 Portland — lower than 86% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,551, which is well below the Victorian figure of $2,136. Personal earnings are also much lower than most areas, with the typical person earning $631 a week.
$1,200 ▲ +29.0%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $930
- 2016: $1,050
- 2021: $1,200
Median total household income per week.
$1,551 ▲ +26.5%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $1,226
- 2016: $1,345
- 2021: $1,551
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 10.5% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the 22.6% national average. This gap is reflected in the personal data, where 47.2% of people earn under $650 weekly.
7.2%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
10.5%
Lower than 85% 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 →In Portland, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 36%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (28%) and Under $650 (25%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Portland, Under $650 is the majority at 51%; $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 Portland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/217011422/portland/topic/income