$809 ▲ +95.4%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $414
- 2016: $493
- 2021: $809
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Athlone · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
More than a quarter of households in Athlone earn over $3,000 a week, a figure well above the national average. This makes it an area where a significant number of families enjoy a high standard of living compared to similar places.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Athlone — higher than 65% of areas.
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,803, which is higher than most areas and about the same as the Victorian and Australian figures. Personal weekly income is also higher than most areas at $809.
$809 ▲ +95.4%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,803 ▲ +91.4%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,839 ▲ +104.3%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 27.7% of households making $3,000 or more per week, which is well above the 22.6% national figure. Meanwhile, 12.5% of people earn at least $2,000 a week, a rate about the same as the state and national averages.
12.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
27.7%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In Athlone, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 41%, followed by $4,000 or more (24%) and $650–$1,499 (17%).
Athlone splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (38%) and $650–$1,499 (38%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 20%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Athlone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20081/athlone/topic/income