$594 ▲ +81.1%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $328
- 2016: $330
- 2021: $594
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Clayton · Suburb / Locality
Income in Clayton
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings in Clayton have remained relatively stable compared to other similar areas over the last decade. The typical household now earns $1,494 a week, which is a little below the national figure. While family incomes sit around the middle for its level, personal earnings are notably lower than in most other areas.
$1,494
▲ +56.8%
- $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 Clayton — lower than 53% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical family income is $1,755 a week, a little below the Victoria and Australia figures. Personal earnings are much lower than most areas, with a typical weekly income of $594, which is well below the national figure of $805.
$1,494 ▲ +56.8%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $953
- 2016: $1,051
- 2021: $1,494
Median total household income per week.
$1,755 ▲ +58.0%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,111
- 2016: $1,369
- 2021: $1,755
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than in the wider state, with only 5.2% of people earning $2,000 or more weekly. Similarly, the 17.2% of households earning $3,000 or more each week is well below the national average.
5.2%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
17.2%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Clayton splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (31%) and $650–$1,499 (28%), with Under $650 at 22%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Clayton, Under $650 is the majority at 53%; $650–$1,499 is next at 33%.
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 Clayton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20569/clayton/topic/income