$745 ▲ +44.7%
Lower than 63% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $515
- 2016: $592
- 2021: $745
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Ballarat · Sub-region (SA3)
Income in Ballarat
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings have climbed steadily in Ballarat since 2011, with typical family incomes rising by $605. Despite this growth, most people here earn less than the state and national figures. The area remains more affordable than many other regions, though a growing number of households are now moving into higher income brackets.
$1,441
▲ +44.4%
- $1,000–$1,071: 11 areas
- $1,071–$1,143: 9 areas
- $1,143–$1,214: 16 areas
- $1,214–$1,286: 20 areas
- $1,286–$1,357: 20 areas
- $1,357–$1,429: 18 areas
- $1,429–$1,500: 27 areas
- $1,500–$1,571: 21 areas
- $1,571–$1,643: 18 areas
- $1,643–$1,714: 18 areas
- $1,714–$1,786: 22 areas
- $1,786–$1,857: 15 areas
- $1,857–$1,929: 17 areas
- $1,929–$2,000: 18 areas
- $2,000–$2,071: 18 areas
- $2,071–$2,143: 14 areas
- $2,143–$2,214: 7 areas
- $2,214–$2,286: 9 areas
- $2,286–$2,357: 9 areas
- $2,357–$2,429: 9 areas
- $2,429–$2,500: 5 areas
- $2,500–$2,571: 4 areas
- $2,571–$2,643: 1 area
- $2,643–$2,714: 2 areas
- $2,714–$2,786: 4 areas
- $2,786–$2,857: 2 areas
- $2,857–$2,929: 1 area
- $2,929–$3,000: 8 areas
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Ballarat — lower than 72% of areas.
| Ballarat | $1,441 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | $1,386 |
| Victoria | $1,759 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,885, which is a little below the Victoria and Australia figures. The usual household earns $1,441 a week, and the typical person earns $745, both of which are lower than in most other areas.
$1,441 ▲ +44.4%
Lower than 72% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $998
- 2016: $1,171
- 2021: $1,441
Median total household income per week.
$1,885 ▲ +47.3%
Lower than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,280
- 2016: $1,499
- 2021: $1,885
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 15.9% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, which is well below the 22.7% seen in Victoria. This is a notable increase from 2011, when only 5.1% of households reached that level.
9.1%
Lower than 56% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
15.9%
Lower than 68% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Ballarat splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (31%), with Under $650 at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Ballarat, the largest group is Under $650 at 45%, followed by $650–$1,499 (36%) and $1,500–$2,999 (17%).
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 Ballarat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20101/ballarat/topic/income