$560 ▲ +13.6%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $493
- 2016: $511
- 2021: $560
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Barwon Downs · Suburb / Locality
Income in Barwon Downs
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly incomes have remained significantly low in Barwon Downs compared to other parts of the country. The typical household earns just $1,037 a week, which is far below both the state and national figures. This makes it an area where a large majority of residents live on modest means.
$1,037
▲ +24.5%
- $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 Barwon Downs — lower than 85% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical family income is $1,291 per week, which is far below the Victorian figure of $2,136. Personal incomes are also much lower than most areas, with the typical person earning $560 weekly.
$1,037 ▲ +24.5%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $833
- 2016: $866
- 2021: $1,037
Median total household income per week.
$1,291 ▲ +6.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,213
- 2016: $1,156
- 2021: $1,291
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Very few residents earn high wages, with only 5.9% of people making $2,000 or more a week. This is well below the national figure of 12.5%, and no households in the area earn $4,000 or more per week.
5.9%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
6.8%
Lower than 80% 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 Barwon Downs, $650–$1,499 is the majority at 52%; Under $650 is next at 34%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Barwon Downs, Under $650 is the majority at 57%; $650–$1,499 is next at 28%.
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 Barwon Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20161/barwon-downs/topic/income