$787 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $840
- 2021: $787
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Dawson · Suburb / Locality
Income in Dawson
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical family in Dawson earns $2,166 a week, which is higher than most similar areas. While this is about the same as the state and national figures, the area has a much smaller proportion of high earners compared to the rest of the country.
$1,437
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- $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 Dawson — lower than 57% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household income is $1,437 weekly, which is a little below the Victorian figure of $1,759. For individuals, the typical weekly income is $787, sitting around the middle for its level and about the same as the national figure.
$1,437 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,375
- 2021: $1,437
Median total household income per week.
$2,166 —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,999
- 2021: $2,166
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 7.7% of people earn $2,000 or more a week, a figure well below the national average of 12.5%. Most of the population earns between $650 and $1,499 weekly, accounting for 56.4% of residents.
7.7%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Dawson, $650–$1,499 is the majority at 57%; Under $650 is next at 43%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Dawson, $650–$1,499 is the majority at 59%; Under $650 is next at 32%.
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 Dawson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20720/dawson/topic/income