$656 ▲ +26.6%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $518
- 2016: $545
- 2021: $656
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Cape Paterson · Suburb / Locality
Income in Cape Paterson
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Nearly half of all people in Cape Paterson earn under $650 a week. This creates a community where typical incomes are well below state and national figures, with few households reaching high earnings levels.
$1,285
▲ +25.1%
- $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 Cape Paterson — lower than 69% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family incomes are $1,632, which is well below the Victoria figure of $2,136. The usual household income is also much lower than most areas at $1,285 per week.
$1,285 ▲ +25.1%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,027
- 2016: $897
- 2021: $1,285
Median total household income per week.
$1,632 ▲ +31.7%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,239
- 2016: $1,199
- 2021: $1,632
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 12.3% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly, which is far below the national figure of 22.6%. This gap is reflected in the personal income spread, where just 3.7% of people earn $3,000 or more a week.
8.1%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
12.3%
Lower than 62% 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 Cape Paterson, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 35%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (27%) and Under $650 (25%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Cape Paterson, the largest group is Under $650 at 50%, followed by $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (13%).
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 Cape Paterson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20473/cape-paterson/topic/income