$388 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $404
- 2016: $378
- 2021: $388
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Bemm River · Suburb / Locality
Income in Bemm River
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Income levels in Bemm River remain very low compared to the rest of the country. The typical household earns just $710 a week, which is far below the national figure. This reflects a local economy where high earners are almost entirely absent.
$710
▲ +19.3%
- $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 Bemm River — lower than 98% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly pay is among the lowest for similar areas, with the typical person earning $388 and families bringing in $866. These figures are far below the Victorian typical family income of $2,136.
$710 ▲ +19.3%
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $595
- 2016: $675
- 2021: $710
Median total household income per week.
$866 ▲ +3.6%
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $836
- 2016: $900
- 2021: $866
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
There is a significant gap in wealth here, as no households earn $3,000 or more per week. This is far below the 22.6% national figure, and two-thirds of all residents earn under $650 a week.
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.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Bemm River, $650–$1,499 is the majority at 72%; Under $650 is next at 28%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Bemm River, Under $650 is the majority at 75%; $650–$1,499 is next at 25%.
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 Bemm River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20202/bemm-river/topic/income