$840 —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $525
- 2021: $840
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Gatum · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes in Gatum are well below the national figure, with the typical family earning $1,666. While individual earnings are about the same as the state average, there is a notable lack of high earners in the area.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Gatum — higher than 51% of areas.
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,562, which is a little below the Victorian figure of $1,759. However, typical personal weekly income is $840, a figure that is about the same as both the state and national averages.
$840 —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,562 —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,666 —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
No one in Gatum earns $2,000 or more a week, a result that is far below the national average of 12.5%. Most people earn between $650 and $1,499 weekly, while 13% earn under $650.
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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 Gatum, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 50%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (29%) and $4,000 or more (21%).
In Gatum, $650–$1,499 is the majority at 53%; $1,500–$2,999 is next at 27%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Gatum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20971/gatum/topic/income