$659 ▲ +80.1%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $366
- 2016: $336
- 2021: $659
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Carlton · Suburb / Locality
Income in Carlton
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Nearly half of all people in Carlton earn under $650 a week. This makes it an area where typical household incomes are well below those in the rest of Victoria and Australia.
$1,292
▲ +103.8%
- $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 Carlton — lower than 68% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,292, which is much lower than the state and national figures. However, family incomes are higher at $2,066 per week, sitting about the same as the national average.
$1,292 ▲ +103.8%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $634
- 2016: $572
- 2021: $1,292
Median total household income per week.
$2,066 ▲ +59.2%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,298
- 2016: $1,372
- 2021: $2,066
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here, with only 16.6% of households making $3,000 or more weekly, which is well below the national rate of 22.6%. This is consistent with the fact that 28.2% of households earn under $650 a week.
10.9%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
16.6%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Carlton splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (30%) and $650–$1,499 (27%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 26%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Carlton, the largest group is Under $650 at 50%, followed by $650–$1,499 (29%) and $1,500–$2,999 (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 Carlton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20495/carlton/topic/income