$687 —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $473
- 2021: $687
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Buchan South · Suburb / Locality
Income in Buchan South
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much lower incomes than most similar areas are common in Buchan South. Typical families earn just $1,375 a week, which is well below the Victorian figure of $2,136. This gap is seen across all income types in the area.
$1,187
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- $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 South — lower than 76% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,187 a week, which is well below the national figure of $1,746. Individual earnings are also lower than most areas, with a typical personal weekly income of $687.
$1,187 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $814
- 2021: $1,187
Median total household income per week.
$1,375 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $875
- 2021: $1,375
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Very few people earn high wages here, with only 4.8% of people making $2,000 or more a week. This is well below the 12.5% seen across Australia, and no households earn $4,000 or more weekly.
4.8%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
6.4%
Lower than 81% 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 South, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 48%, followed by Under $650 (25%) and $1,500–$2,999 (21%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Buchan South splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (42%) and $650–$1,499 (42%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 17%.
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 South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20367/buchan-south/topic/income