$682 ▲ +30.2%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $524
- 2016: $588
- 2021: $682
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Chiltern · Suburb / Locality
Income in Chiltern
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes in Chiltern are well below the national figure, with a typical gap of $436. The area's overall earning power is lower than most similar places, reflecting a community where few people earn high weekly wages.
$1,305
▲ +32.2%
- $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 Chiltern — lower than 67% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family here earns $1,684 a week, which is well below the Victorian figure of $2,136. Household and personal incomes are also lower than most areas, with typical personal weekly earnings sitting at $682.
$1,305 ▲ +32.2%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $987
- 2016: $1,182
- 2021: $1,305
Median total household income per week.
$1,684 ▲ +28.1%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,315
- 2016: $1,433
- 2021: $1,684
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare in Chiltern; only 5.7% of people earn $2,000 or more a week, well below the 12.5% national figure. This is consistent with the fact that just 10% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly, far below the Victorian average of 22.7%.
5.7%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
10.0%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Chiltern splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (31%), with Under $650 at 24%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Chiltern, the largest group is Under $650 at 48%, followed by $650–$1,499 (36%) and $1,500–$2,999 (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 Chiltern [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20551/chiltern/topic/income