$655 ▲ +52.7%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $429
- 2016: $506
- 2021: $655
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Breakwater · Suburb / Locality
Income in Breakwater
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings are significantly lower in Breakwater than in most other areas, with the typical household bringing in just $1,077. This financial gap is felt across the board, as both family and personal incomes sit well below state and national figures.
$1,077
▲ +34.3%
- $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 Breakwater — lower than 82% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is far below the Victorian figure of $1,759. Family incomes are also well below the national average, while typical personal earnings are a little below the Australian figure of $805.
$1,077 ▲ +34.3%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $802
- 2016: $807
- 2021: $1,077
Median total household income per week.
$1,477 ▲ +61.1%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $917
- 2016: $1,133
- 2021: $1,477
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, which is far below the 22.7% seen across Victoria. Similarly, the 3.9% of people earning over $2,000 weekly is well below the national mark of 12.5%.
3.9%
Lower than 74% 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 →In Breakwater, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 37%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (28%) and Under $650 (26%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Breakwater, Under $650 is the majority at 51%; $650–$1,499 is next at 38%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Breakwater
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Breakwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20326/breakwater/topic/income