$705 ▲ +46.3%
Lower than 78% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $482
- 2016: $559
- 2021: $705
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Ballarat · Region (SA4)
Income in Ballarat
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings are generally lower than the state and national figures in Ballarat, though incomes have climbed since 2011. The typical household now brings in $1,376 a week, which is well below the Victorian average.
$1,376
▲ +47.2%
- $1,000–$1,063: 0 areas
- $1,063–$1,125: 1 area
- $1,125–$1,188: 4 areas
- $1,188–$1,250: 1 area
- $1,250–$1,313: 7 areas
- $1,313–$1,375: 8 areas
- $1,375–$1,438: 6 areas
- $1,438–$1,500: 4 areas
- $1,500–$1,563: 7 areas
- $1,563–$1,625: 6 areas
- $1,625–$1,688: 4 areas
- $1,688–$1,750: 6 areas
- $1,750–$1,813: 3 areas
- $1,813–$1,875: 6 areas
- $1,875–$1,938: 6 areas
- $1,938–$2,000: 1 area
- $2,000–$2,063: 4 areas
- $2,063–$2,125: 1 area
- $2,125–$2,188: 2 areas
- $2,188–$2,250: 4 areas
- $2,250–$2,313: 3 areas
- $2,313–$2,375: 2 areas
- $2,375–$2,438: 1 area
- $2,438–$2,500: 0 areas
- $2,500–$2,563: 1 area
- $2,563–$2,625: 2 areas
- $2,625–$2,688: 0 areas
- $2,688–$2,750: 2 areas
All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Ballarat — lower than 78% of areas.
| Ballarat | $1,376 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | $1,386 |
| Victoria | $1,759 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly personal income is $705, which is a little below the national figure of $805. Family incomes are also lower than most areas, sitting at $1,800 a week, though this has risen by $612 since 2011.
$1,376 ▲ +47.2%
Lower than 78% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $935
- 2016: $1,098
- 2021: $1,376
Median total household income per week.
$1,800 ▲ +51.5%
Lower than 71% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $1,188
- 2016: $1,409
- 2021: $1,800
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than in most areas, with only 14.7% of households earning $3,000 or more a week. This is well below the Victorian figure of 22.7%, although the proportion of high-earning households has risen 10 points since 2011.
8.4%
Lower than 64% of region (sa4) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
14.7%
Lower than 76% of region (sa4) 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 (30%), with Under $650 at 21%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Ballarat, the largest group is Under $650 at 47%, followed by $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (15%).
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/sa4/201/ballarat/topic/income