$634 ▲ +40.3%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $452
- 2016: $545
- 2021: $634
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Bairnsdale · Suburb / Locality
Income in Bairnsdale
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much lower incomes than most similar areas define Bairnsdale, where the typical family earns just $1,429 a week. This is well below the Victorian figure of $2,136, reflecting a community where few people earn high weekly wages.
$1,101
▲ +44.5%
- $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 Bairnsdale — lower than 81% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,101 a week, which is well below the national figure of $1,746. Personal incomes are also lower than most areas, with the usual person earning $634 weekly.
$1,101 ▲ +44.5%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $762
- 2016: $904
- 2021: $1,101
Median total household income per week.
$1,429 ▲ +40.6%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,016
- 2016: $1,206
- 2021: $1,429
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here; only 7.5% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the 22.6% national average. This gap is seen in personal earnings too, as only 4.2% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly.
4.2%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
7.5%
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 Bairnsdale, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 39%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (27%) and Under $650 (27%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Bairnsdale, Under $650 is the majority at 51%; $650–$1,499 is next at 37%.
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 Bairnsdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20103/bairnsdale/topic/income