$974 —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $833
- 2021: $974
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Gainsborough · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical weekly household income of $2,062 makes Gainsborough much wealthier than most similar areas. While these figures sit slightly above the state and national averages, the area lacks any very high earners. This creates a unique profile where most residents earn well, but few earn top-tier salaries.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Gainsborough — higher than 78% of areas.
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly incomes are much higher here than in most similar areas, with families usually bringing in $2,250 and individuals earning $974. These figures are a little above the national typical incomes of $2,120 for families and $805 for people.
$974 —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$2,062 —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$2,250 —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
Despite the strong typical incomes, no one in Gainsborough earns $2,000 a week or more, which is far below the Victorian average of 12.3%. Similarly, no households earn over $3,000 weekly, a gap of 23 percentage points compared to the rest of Australia.
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.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In Gainsborough, $1,500–$2,999 is the majority at 100%.
In Gainsborough, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 50%, followed by Under $650 (32%) and $1,500–$2,999 (18%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Gainsborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20962/gainsborough/topic/income