$681 ▲ +39.8%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $487
- 2016: $561
- 2021: $681
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Ararat · Suburb / Locality
Income in Ararat
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Lower than most similar areas, incomes in Ararat are generally well below state and national figures. The typical family earns $1,608 a week, which is $512 less than the Australian average. This creates a profile where a large proportion of the population earns a modest weekly income.
$1,216
▲ +42.9%
- $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 Ararat — lower than 74% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly household income is $1,216, well below the Victoria figure of $1,759. Personal incomes are also lower than most areas, with the usual person earning $681 a week.
$1,216 ▲ +42.9%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $851
- 2016: $998
- 2021: $1,216
Median total household income per week.
$1,608 ▲ +48.9%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,080
- 2016: $1,284
- 2021: $1,608
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 9.7% of households making $3,000 or more weekly, far below the national figure of 22.6%. This is reflected in the personal data, where 39.4% of people earn under $650 a week.
4.7%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
9.7%
Lower than 71% 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 Ararat, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 36%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (30%) and Under $650 (24%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Ararat, the largest group is Under $650 at 48%, followed by $650–$1,499 (37%) and $1,500–$2,999 (13%).
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 Ararat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20053/ararat/topic/income