$483 —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $518
- 2021: $483
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Fairbank · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much lower earnings than the national average shape daily life in Fairbank. The typical weekly personal income is just $483, which is far below the figures seen across Victoria and the rest of Australia.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Fairbank — lower than 62% of areas.
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,374, well below the Victorian figure of $1,759. Families fare similarly, with a typical weekly income of $1,583, which is well below the national average.
$483 —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,374 —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,583 —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
Almost half of the people here earn under $650 a week. No one in the area earns $2,000 or more weekly, a figure that is far below the 12.5% seen across Australia.
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Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
In Fairbank, Under $650 is the majority at 64%; $1,500–$2,999 is next at 36%.
In Fairbank, Under $650 is the majority at 68%; $650–$1,499 is next at 32%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Fairbank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20900/fairbank/topic/income