$668 ▲ +43.7%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $465
- 2016: $555
- 2021: $668
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Castlemaine · Suburb / Locality
Income in Castlemaine
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Lower incomes than most similar areas mark the financial profile of Castlemaine. The typical household here earns $1,106 a week, which is well below the Victorian figure of $1,759. This trend of lower earnings is seen across families and individuals alike.
$1,106
▲ +42.5%
- $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 Castlemaine — lower than 81% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,633, which is well below the Australian figure of $2,120. For individuals, the typical weekly personal income is $668, a little below the $805 national average.
$1,106 ▲ +42.5%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $776
- 2016: $902
- 2021: $1,106
Median total household income per week.
$1,633 ▲ +55.2%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,052
- 2016: $1,296
- 2021: $1,633
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Few households earn top-tier incomes; only 11.2% make $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the 22.6% national figure. This is consistent with the personal income spread, where only 2.5% of people earn $3,000 or more weekly.
7.4%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
11.2%
Lower than 66% 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 Castlemaine, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 35%, followed by Under $650 (28%) and $1,500–$2,999 (25%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Castlemaine, the largest group is Under $650 at 49%, followed by $650–$1,499 (32%) and $1,500–$2,999 (16%).
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 Castlemaine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20516/castlemaine/topic/income