$774 ▲ +75.9%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $440
- 2016: $575
- 2021: $774
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Bright · Suburb / Locality
Income in Bright
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings in Bright have remained steady over the last decade, though they generally sit below state and national levels. Typical households earn $1,352 a week, which is well below the Victorian figure of $1,759. While some residents earn high wages, most families live on a more modest budget than those in the wider region.
$1,352
▲ +73.1%
- $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 Bright — lower than 63% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family income is $1,773 a week, which is a little below the national figure of $2,120. Personal weekly incomes are about the same as the rest of the country, sitting at $774.
$1,352 ▲ +73.1%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $781
- 2016: $949
- 2021: $1,352
Median total household income per week.
$1,773 ▲ +82.8%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $970
- 2016: $1,252
- 2021: $1,773
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are more common here than in similar areas, with 9.8% of people making over $2,000 a week. However, the number of households earning $3,000 or more weekly is 14.7%, which is well below the national average of 22.6%.
9.8%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
14.7%
Lower than 54% 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 Bright, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 36%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (28%) and Under $650 (20%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Bright splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (42%) and $650–$1,499 (39%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 15%.
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 Bright [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20336/bright/topic/income