$416 —
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $407
- 2021: $416
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Emu · Suburb / Locality
Income in Emu
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly incomes in Emu are far below the figures for Victoria and Australia. The typical household earns just $762 a week, which is among the lowest for areas of this type. This creates a significant gap in earning power compared to the rest of the state.
$762
—
- $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 Emu — lower than 96% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly earnings are very low across the board. Families earn $1,042 and individuals earn $416, both of which are far below the national and state figures.
$762 —
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $703
- 2021: $762
Median total household income per week.
$1,042 —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $754
- 2021: $1,042
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Income is heavily skewed toward the lower end, with 38.2% of people earning under $650 a week. No one in the area earns $2,000 or more weekly, a result that is far below the 12.3% seen across Victoria.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Emu, $650–$1,499 is the majority at 64%; Under $650 is next at 36%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Emu, Under $650 is the majority at 76%; $650–$1,499 is next at 24%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Emu
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Emu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20869/emu/topic/income