$787 ▲ +43.6%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $548
- 2016: $560
- 2021: $787
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Bena · Suburb / Locality
Income in Bena
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Most people in Bena earn a modest income that sits around the middle for similar areas. Typical weekly family earnings are $1,797, which is a little below both the Victorian and national figures.
$1,687
▲ +107.8%
- $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 Bena — higher than 59% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,687 a week, a figure about the same as the national and state averages. Individual weekly earnings are also similar to other areas, with a typical personal income of $787.
$1,687 ▲ +107.8%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $812
- 2016: $1,135
- 2021: $1,687
Median total household income per week.
$1,797 ▲ +42.5%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,261
- 2016: $1,329
- 2021: $1,797
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High-earners are less common here, with 18.8% of households making $3,000 or more weekly, which is well below the national figure of 22.6%. However, 11.3% of people earn over $2,000 a week, a rate higher than most similar areas.
11.3%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
18.8%
Higher than 59% 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 Bena, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 39%, followed by $650–$1,499 (27%) and Under $650 (13%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Bena splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (40%) and $650–$1,499 (40%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 13%.
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 Bena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20203/bena/topic/income