$550 ▲ +19.0%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $462
- 2016: $428
- 2021: $550
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Bass · Suburb / Locality
Income in Bass
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly personal incomes in Bass are much lower than most areas, with the typical resident earning just $550. This reflects a general trend across the area where typical family and household earnings sit well below both Victorian and national figures.
$1,262
▲ +46.6%
- $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 Bass — lower than 71% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,262, which is well below the national figure of $1,746. Families in the area also see lower returns, with a typical weekly income of $1,674 compared to $2,136 in Victoria.
$1,262 ▲ +46.6%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $861
- 2016: $811
- 2021: $1,262
Median total household income per week.
$1,674 ▲ +55.1%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,079
- 2016: $1,009
- 2021: $1,674
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 5.5% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the 22.6% national average. This gap is mirrored in personal earnings, where 50.1% of people earn under $650 a week.
6.0%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
5.5%
Lower than 83% 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 Bass, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 39%, followed by $650–$1,499 (28%) and Under $650 (26%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Bass, Under $650 is the majority at 56%; $650–$1,499 is next at 32%.
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 Bass [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20164/bass/topic/income