Whitehorse - West · Sub-region (SA3)

Income in Whitehorse - West

What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.

Weekly household incomes in Whitehorse - West have climbed by nearly $500 since 2011. This growth is most evident among high earners, with the share of households bringing in over $3,000 a week more than doubling in the last decade. The area now sees more high-income families than most similar places.

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📍 Whitehorse - West, Sub-region (SA3)

Where Whitehorse - West sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,790 ▲ +38.2%
  • $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 Whitehorse - West — higher than 58% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Whitehorse - West$1,790
Greater Melbourne $1,901
Victoria $1,759
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

The typical family earns $2,285 a week, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the figures for Victoria and Australia. Typical weekly household and personal incomes sit around the middle for their level, at $1,790 and $765 respectively.

$765 ▲ +40.6%

Lower than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: $544
  • 2016: $595
  • 2021: $765

Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.

$1,790 ▲ +38.2%

Higher than 58% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: $1,295
  • 2016: $1,471
  • 2021: $1,790

Median total household income per week.

$2,285 ▲ +34.3%

Higher than 69% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: $1,702
  • 2016: $1,929
  • 2021: $2,285

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

High earners are common here, with 26.4% of households earning over $3,000 a week, well above the national figure of 22.6%. Similarly, the 14.8% of people earning $2,000 or more a week is a little above the state and national averages.

Household income distribution

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Whitehorse - West splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (28%) and $650–$1,499 (25%), with Under $650 at 19%.

Personal income distribution

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In Whitehorse - West, the largest group is Under $650 at 45%, followed by $650–$1,499 (29%) and $1,500–$2,999 (19%).

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 Whitehorse - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20703/whitehorse-west/topic/income