$593 ▲ +28.9%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $460
- 2016: $566
- 2021: $593
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Boolarra South · Suburb / Locality
Income in Boolarra South
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A gap of more than $800 exists between typical family incomes in Boolarra South and the Victorian average. Weekly family earnings here are just $1,297, which is far below the state and national figures. This indicates a place where most residents earn significantly less than the typical Australian.
$1,278
▲ +11.9%
- $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 Boolarra South — lower than 69% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,278, which is well below the national figure of $1,746. Personal weekly earnings are also much lower than most areas, sitting at $593.
$1,278 ▲ +11.9%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,142
- 2016: $1,187
- 2021: $1,278
Median total household income per week.
$1,297 ▲ +6.9%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,213
- 2016: $1,354
- 2021: $1,297
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 9.1% of households making $3,000 or more a week, far below the Victorian rate of 22.7%. Similarly, people earning $2,000 or more weekly are much fewer than in most other areas at just 2.4%.
2.4%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
9.1%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Boolarra South splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (36%) and $1,500–$2,999 (36%), with Under $650 at 20%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Boolarra South, the largest group is Under $650 at 49%, followed by $650–$1,499 (31%) and $1,500–$2,999 (20%).
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 Boolarra South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20289/boolarra-south/topic/income