$497 ▲ +42.0%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $350
- 2016: $427
- 2021: $497
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Alma · Suburb / Locality
Income in Alma
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings have remained low in Alma, where the typical family now brings in $1,562. This is well below the Victorian figure of $2,136 and is much lower than in most other similar areas. The local economy is defined by modest incomes across families, households and individuals.
$1,125
▲ +48.4%
- $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 Alma — lower than 79% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical person in Alma earns $497 a week, which is far below the national figure of $805. Household and family incomes are also much lower than most areas, with the typical household earning $1,125 per week.
$1,125 ▲ +48.4%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $758
- 2016: $814
- 2021: $1,125
Median total household income per week.
$1,562 ▲ +64.6%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $949
- 2016: $900
- 2021: $1,562
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, as only 7.4% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly compared to 22.6% across Australia. This gap is mirrored in personal pay, where just 2.5% of people earn over $2,000 a week.
2.5%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
7.4%
Lower than 78% 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 Alma, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 44%, followed by Under $650 (24%) and $1,500–$2,999 (24%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Alma, Under $650 is the majority at 54%; $650–$1,499 is next at 41%.
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 Alma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20031/alma/topic/income