$865 ▲ +35.6%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $638
- 2016: $725
- 2021: $865
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Geelong · Suburb / Locality
Income in Geelong
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
More than 15% of people in Geelong earn over $2,000 a week, which is much higher than most similar areas. The typical family here brings in $2,362 weekly, a figure that sits a little above both the Victorian and national levels. This creates a profile of an area with strong individual and family earnings.
$1,670
▲ +37.3%
- $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 Geelong — higher than 58% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical person in Geelong earns $865 a week, which is higher than most areas and about the same as the national figure. While typical family incomes are a little above the state average, the typical household income of $1,670 is about the same as across Victoria and Australia.
$1,670 ▲ +37.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,216
- 2016: $1,427
- 2021: $1,670
Median total household income per week.
$2,362 ▲ +35.3%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,746
- 2016: $2,050
- 2021: $2,362
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 22.6% of households making $3,000 or more per week. This is higher than most areas, though it remains about the same as the national and state figures.
15.2%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
22.6%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Geelong splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (31%) and $650–$1,499 (28%), with Under $650 at 17%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Geelong, the largest group is Under $650 at 40%, followed by $650–$1,499 (31%) and $1,500–$2,999 (21%).
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 Geelong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20973/geelong/topic/income