$787 ▲ +49.1%
Higher than 52% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $528
- 2016: $616
- 2021: $787
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Geelong · Region (SA4)
Income in Geelong
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical family in Geelong now earns $2,100 a week, a figure that has climbed by $734 since 2011. The area generally keeps pace with both the state and the rest of the country in terms of weekly earnings.
$1,658
▲ +53.7%
- $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 Geelong — higher than 50% of areas.
| Geelong | $1,658 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | $1,386 |
| Victoria | $1,759 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,658, which is about the same as the national figure. Individual earnings also sit around the middle for similar areas, with the typical person earning $787 a week.
$1,658 ▲ +53.7%
Higher than 50% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $1,079
- 2016: $1,287
- 2021: $1,658
Median total household income per week.
$2,100 ▲ +53.7%
Higher than 61% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $1,366
- 2016: $1,615
- 2021: $2,100
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are more common here than in most areas, with 11.3% of people making $2,000 or more each week. Meanwhile, 20.7% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly, a significant increase from 6.5% in 2011.
11.3%
Higher than 61% of region (sa4) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
20.7%
Higher than 55% of region (sa4) 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 (29%), with Under $650 at 17%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Geelong, the largest group is Under $650 at 43%, followed by $650–$1,499 (34%) 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 Geelong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/203/geelong/topic/income