$545 ▲ +34.6%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $405
- 2016: $454
- 2021: $545
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Charlton · Suburb / Locality
Income in Charlton
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical weekly family income of just $1,290 marks Charlton as an area where earnings are far below the national and state figures. Most people here earn significantly less than those in other parts of Victoria, with very few residents reaching high income brackets.
$958
▲ +25.6%
- $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 Charlton — lower than 88% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household earnings are $958, which is much lower than most similar areas and far below the Victorian figure of $1,759. Personal weekly income is also well below the national average, sitting at $545.
$958 ▲ +25.6%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $763
- 2016: $760
- 2021: $958
Median total household income per week.
$1,290 ▲ +43.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $902
- 2016: $1,012
- 2021: $1,290
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 7.2% of households bringing in $3,000 or more a week, far below the 22.7% seen across Victoria. This is reflected in the personal income spread, where nearly half of all people earn under $650 a week.
4.6%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
7.2%
Lower than 79% 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 Charlton, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 41%, followed by Under $650 (29%) and $1,500–$2,999 (22%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Charlton, Under $650 is the majority at 58%; $650–$1,499 is next at 32%.
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 Charlton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20535/charlton/topic/income