Cooma · Suburb / Locality

Income in Cooma

What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.

Weekly incomes in Cooma (Vic.) are well below the Victorian and national figures. The typical family earns $1,542 a week, which is $594 less than the state average, marking the area as a lower-income community compared to most other regions.

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📍 Cooma, Suburb / Locality

Where Cooma sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,375
  • $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 Cooma — lower than 62% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Cooma$1,375
3616, VIC $1,381
Victoria $1,759
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

Typical weekly household income is $1,375, which is well below the state figure of $1,759. Personal incomes are also lower than most areas, with the typical person earning $678 a week.

$678

Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $575
  • 2021: $678

Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.

$1,375

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $1,199
  • 2021: $1,375

Median total household income per week.

$1,542

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $1,375
  • 2021: $1,542

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

High earners are rare here, as only 7.4% of people earn $2,000 or more a week, which is well below the national figure of 12.5%. Nearly half of all households earn between $650 and $1,499 per week.

Household income distribution

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In Cooma, $650–$1,499 is the majority at 54%; $1,500–$2,999 is next at 25%.

Personal income distribution

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Cooma splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (47%) and $650–$1,499 (45%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 8%.

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 Cooma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20625/cooma/topic/income