Bears Lagoon · Suburb / Locality

Income in Bears Lagoon

What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.

Weekly earnings of $1,274 for the typical household mean that money is tighter in Bears Lagoon than in most other areas. This is a low-income community where the usual family earns $1,350 a week, which is well below the national figure.

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📍 Bears Lagoon, Suburb / Locality

Where Bears Lagoon sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,274
  • $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 Bears Lagoon — lower than 70% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Bears Lagoon$1,274
3517, VIC $935
Victoria $1,759
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

Typical weekly personal incomes are $630, which is lower than most areas and well below the Victoria figure of $803. Household earnings are also well below the national average by $472 each week.

$630

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $612
  • 2021: $630

Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.

$1,274

Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $1,125
  • 2021: $1,274

Median total household income per week.

$1,350

Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $1,291
  • 2021: $1,350

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

Over half of residents earn under $650 a week, while those making $2,000 or more account for 8.9%. This share of high earners is well below the Australian figure of 12.5%.

Household income distribution

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Bears Lagoon splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (50%) and $4,000 or more (50%).

Personal income distribution

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In Bears Lagoon, Under $650 is the majority at 56%; $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 Bears Lagoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20179/bears-lagoon/topic/income