$706 —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $487
- 2021: $706
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Barfold · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A small number of high-earning families drive the local economy in Barfold, where 22.6% of households earn over $3,000 a week. This high proportion of top earners is common for similar areas. However, the typical household income remains quite low compared to the rest of the state.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Barfold — lower than 67% of areas.
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical family income is $2,166 a week, which is higher than most similar areas. In contrast, the typical household income of $1,312 is well below both the Victorian figure of $1,759 and the national figure of $1,746.
$706 —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,312 —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$2,166 —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than across Victoria, with only 8.2% of people earning $2,000 or more weekly. This helps explain why nearly 44% of the population earns under $650 a week.
8.2%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
22.6%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Barfold splits fairly evenly between $3,000–$3,999 (33%) and Under $650 (29%), with $650–$1,499 at 24%.
In Barfold, Under $650 is the majority at 51%; $650–$1,499 is next at 33%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Barfold [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20137/barfold/topic/income