$550 —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $575
- 2021: $550
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Beenak · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much lower incomes than most similar areas define Beenak, where typical weekly household earnings sit well below state and national figures. While family incomes are closer to the average, personal and household pay levels remain significantly behind the rest of the country.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Beenak — lower than 79% of areas.
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly household income is $1,125, which is well below the Australian figure of $1,746. Personal weekly incomes are also much lower than most areas at $550, while typical family income is $1,749, sitting just a little below the Victorian average.
$550 —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,125 —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,749 —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
The most common household income distribution is $650–$1,499 at 43%, ahead of Under $650 (0%).
In Beenak, $650–$1,499 is the majority at 100%.
In Beenak, Under $650 is the majority at 73%; $650–$1,499 is next at 27%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Beenak [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20187/beenak/topic/income