$518 ▲ +3.2%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $502
- 2016: $489
- 2021: $518
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Coongulla · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings have remained low in Coongulla compared to the rest of the state. The typical family earns $1,233 a week, which is far below the Victorian figure of $2,136. This reflects a community where typical incomes are much lower than in most other areas.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Coongulla — lower than 84% of areas.
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,057, which is far below the national figure of $1,746. Personal weekly earnings are also well below the Australian typical of $805, sitting at just $518.
$518 ▲ +3.2%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,057 ▲ +34.8%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,233 ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
Very few households earn high incomes, with only 2.9% making $3,000 or more a week, far below the 22.7% seen in Victoria. This is consistent with the personal data, where over half of people earn under $650 weekly.
6.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
2.9%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In Coongulla, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 49%, followed by Under $650 (24%) and $1,500–$2,999 (24%).
In Coongulla, Under $650 is the majority at 60%; $650–$1,499 is next at 27%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Coongulla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20628/coongulla/topic/income