$739 ▲ +47.8%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $500
- 2016: $575
- 2021: $739
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Carngham · Suburb / Locality
Income in Carngham
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes are lower than most similar areas in Carngham, with the typical family earning $1,562. This is well below the national figure, reflecting a local economy where high earners are rare. Most residents earn a modest living, with very few households reaching the top income brackets.
$1,321
▲ +23.6%
- $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 Carngham — lower than 66% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,321 a week, which is well below the Victorian figure of $1,759. While personal income is about the same as the state average at $739, family incomes remain much lower than most other areas.
$1,321 ▲ +23.6%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,069
- 2016: $1,178
- 2021: $1,321
Median total household income per week.
$1,562 ▲ +31.2%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,191
- 2016: $1,178
- 2021: $1,562
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 3.6% of people earn $2,000 or more a week, which is much lower than most areas. This gap is clear in the household data, where only 16.7% earn over $3,000 weekly, well below the 22.6% national average.
3.6%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
16.7%
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 →Carngham splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (37%) and $1,500–$2,999 (36%), with Under $650 at 12%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Carngham splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (42%) and $650–$1,499 (42%), 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 Carngham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20499/carngham/topic/income