$767 ▲ +48.6%
Lower than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $516
- 2016: $595
- 2021: $767
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Geelong · Sub-region (SA3)
Income in Geelong
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings in Geelong sit slightly below the state and national figures, though the area has seen steady growth. The typical family now earns $2,056 per week, a figure that has risen by $713 since 2011.
$1,586
▲ +51.3%
- $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 Geelong — lower than 58% of areas.
| Geelong | $1,586 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | $1,386 |
| Victoria | $1,759 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household in Geelong earns $1,586 a week, which is a little below the national figure of $1,746. Typical personal weekly incomes are about the same as the rest of the country at $767.
$1,586 ▲ +51.3%
Lower than 58% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,048
- 2016: $1,234
- 2021: $1,586
Median total household income per week.
$2,056 ▲ +53.1%
Higher than 53% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,343
- 2016: $1,573
- 2021: $2,056
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than across Victoria, with 19.2% of households earning over $3,000 a week, which is well below the state's 22.7%. However, this group rose by 13 percentage points since 2011.
10.3%
Higher than 51% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
19.2%
Lower than 53% 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 →Geelong splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (32%) and $650–$1,499 (30%), with Under $650 at 18%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Geelong, the largest group is Under $650 at 44%, followed by $650–$1,499 (34%) 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 Geelong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20302/geelong/topic/income