$695 —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $550
- 2021: $695
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Basalt · Suburb / Locality
Income in Basalt
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay has remained low in Basalt, where the typical household earns far less than the state and national figures. Most residents live on modest incomes, with no one in the area earning more than $3,000 a week.
$1,062
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- $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 Basalt — lower than 83% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household weekly income is $1,062, which is far below the Victoria figure of $1,759. Families typically earn $1,499 a week, while the usual personal weekly income is $695, both of which are lower than in most other areas.
$1,062 —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $537
- 2021: $1,062
Median total household income per week.
$1,499 —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Income is concentrated at the lower end, with 38.1% of people earning under $650 a week. No one earns $2,000 or more weekly, a figure far below the 12.3% seen across Victoria.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Basalt, $650–$1,499 is the majority at 100%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Basalt, Under $650 is the majority at 57%; $650–$1,499 is next at 43%.
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 Basalt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20163/basalt/topic/income