$454 —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $372
- 2021: $454
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Amherst · Suburb / Locality
Income in Amherst
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly incomes in Amherst have remained consistently low over the last decade. The typical family earns just $1,062 a week, which is far below both the Victorian and national figures. This highlights a community where most residents live on modest means compared to the rest of the country.
$850
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- $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 Amherst — lower than 92% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly incomes are among the lowest for similar areas, with households earning $850 and individuals bringing in $454. These figures are far below the Victorian and national typicals, showing a gap of $909 for households.
$850 —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $774
- 2021: $850
Median total household income per week.
$1,062 —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $849
- 2021: $1,062
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Income is tightly clustered at the lower end, with 48.3% of people earning under $650 a week. Very few residents earn high amounts; only 5.2% make $2,000 or more weekly, and no households earn $3,000 or more, which is far below the national figure.
5.2%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Amherst, $650–$1,499 is the majority at 100%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Amherst, Under $650 is the majority at 80%; $650–$1,499 is next at 11%.
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 Amherst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20039/amherst/topic/income