$636 ▲ +37.7%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $462
- 2016: $536
- 2021: $636
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Ballarat East · Suburb / Locality
Income in Ballarat East
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings have remained low in Ballarat East, where the typical household brings in just $1,123. This is well below the national figure, painting a picture of a community where most people earn significantly less than the state and national averages.
$1,123
▲ +33.4%
- $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 Ballarat East — lower than 79% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,480, which is well below the Victorian figure of $2,136. Personal earnings are also lower than most areas, with the usual person earning $636 a week.
$1,123 ▲ +33.4%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $842
- 2016: $959
- 2021: $1,123
Median total household income per week.
$1,480 ▲ +37.9%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,073
- 2016: $1,304
- 2021: $1,480
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Few residents earn high wages, with only 6.2% of people making $2,000 or more a week. This is well below the 12.5% national average, and only 9.3% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly.
6.2%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
9.3%
Lower than 73% 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 Ballarat East, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 39%, followed by Under $650 (26%) and $1,500–$2,999 (25%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Ballarat East, Under $650 is the majority at 51%; $650–$1,499 is next at 35%.
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 Ballarat East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20112/ballarat-east/topic/income