$581 ▲ +52.9%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $380
- 2016: $444
- 2021: $581
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Buchan · Suburb / Locality
Income in Buchan
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A gap of $730 exists between the typical family income in Buchan and the Victorian average. This area sees much lower earnings than most other places, with typical weekly family incomes sitting at just $1,406.
$1,083
▲ +55.8%
- $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 Buchan — lower than 82% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,083, which is far below the Victorian figure of $1,759. Personal weekly earnings are also much lower than most areas, with the typical person in Buchan earning $581.
$1,083 ▲ +55.8%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $695
- 2016: $731
- 2021: $1,083
Median total household income per week.
$1,406 ▲ +38.5%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,015
- 2016: $1,014
- 2021: $1,406
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, as only 7.6% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, far below the 22.7% seen across Victoria. Most people earn under $650 a week, accounting for 42% of the personal income distribution.
6.6%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
7.6%
Lower than 77% 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 Buchan, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 39%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (30%) and Under $650 (22%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Buchan, Under $650 is the majority at 52%; $650–$1,499 is next at 27%.
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 Buchan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20366/buchan/topic/income