$661 ▲ +35.5%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $488
- 2016: $560
- 2021: $661
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Colac · Suburb / Locality
Income in Colac
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Typical weekly household incomes in Colac are well below the national figure, sitting at just $1,108. This makes it an area where earnings are much lower than in most similar places. These lower figures apply across family and individual incomes too.
$1,108
▲ +32.9%
- $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 Colac — lower than 80% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Families in Colac typically earn $1,541 a week, which is well below the Victorian figure of $2,136. Individual personal incomes are also a little below the national average, with a typical person earning $661 per week.
$1,108 ▲ +32.9%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $834
- 2016: $964
- 2021: $1,108
Median total household income per week.
$1,541 ▲ +41.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,093
- 2016: $1,315
- 2021: $1,541
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Very few people earn high wages here, with only 3.4% of residents making $2,000 or more weekly, a figure well below the 12.5% seen across Australia. Similarly, households earning $3,000 or more a week are far below the state average at just 7.9%.
3.4%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
7.9%
Lower than 76% 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 Colac, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 36%, followed by Under $650 (28%) and $1,500–$2,999 (27%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Colac, the largest group is Under $650 at 49%, followed by $650–$1,499 (40%) and $1,500–$2,999 (9%).
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 Colac [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20607/colac/topic/income