$488 ▲ +16.5%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $419
- 2016: $471
- 2021: $488
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Alberton · Suburb / Locality
Income in Alberton
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much lower incomes than most similar areas define Alberton, where the typical family earns just $1,233 a week. This is far below the Victorian average of $2,136. Low earnings are seen across the board, from individual pay to total household budgets.
$956
▲ +16.4%
- $500–$607: 251 areas
- $607–$714: 144 areas
- $714–$821: 425 areas
- $821–$929: 720 areas
- $929–$1,036: 656 areas
- $1,036–$1,143: 1059 areas
- $1,143–$1,250: 924 areas
- $1,250–$1,357: 1035 areas
- $1,357–$1,464: 1449 areas
- $1,464–$1,571: 885 areas
- $1,571–$1,679: 1023 areas
- $1,679–$1,786: 697 areas
- $1,786–$1,893: 1085 areas
- $1,893–$2,000: 633 areas
- $2,000–$2,107: 664 areas
- $2,107–$2,214: 622 areas
- $2,214–$2,321: 678 areas
- $2,321–$2,429: 379 areas
- $2,429–$2,536: 214 areas
- $2,536–$2,643: 221 areas
- $2,643–$2,750: 148 areas
- $2,750–$2,857: 192 areas
- $2,857–$2,964: 80 areas
- $2,964–$3,071: 82 areas
- $3,071–$3,179: 72 areas
- $3,179–$3,286: 96 areas
- $3,286–$3,393: 32 areas
- $3,393–$3,500: 211 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Alberton — lower than 88% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household income is $956 a week, which is far below the national figure of $1,746. Personal weekly earnings are also much lower than most areas, with the usual person earning $488.
$956 ▲ +16.4%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $821
- 2016: $900
- 2021: $956
Median total household income per week.
$1,233 ▲ +29.4%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $953
- 2016: $1,187
- 2021: $1,233
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Very few people earn high wages here, with only 3.3% of residents making $2,000 or more a week. This is well below the 12.5% national figure, and no households in the area earn $4,000 or more weekly.
3.3%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
4.1%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Alberton, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 42%, followed by Under $650 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (18%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Alberton, Under $650 is the majority at 61%; $650–$1,499 is next at 32%.
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 Alberton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20019/alberton/topic/income