$974 ▲ +55.6%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $626
- 2016: $726
- 2021: $974
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Geelong West · Suburb / Locality
Income in Geelong West
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Typical earnings have climbed steadily in Geelong West, with weekly family income now reaching $2,511. This is much higher than most similar areas. The suburb is generally wealthier than the state and national averages across family, household, and personal earnings.
$1,797
▲ +59.2%
- $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 West — higher than 65% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $2,511 a week, which is a little above the Victorian figure of $2,136. Individual earnings are also strong, with the typical person in Geelong West bringing home $974 weekly.
$1,797 ▲ +59.2%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,129
- 2016: $1,373
- 2021: $1,797
Median total household income per week.
$2,511 ▲ +54.2%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,628
- 2016: $1,988
- 2021: $2,511
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, as 17.3% of people earn over $2,000 a week, well above the 12.5% national figure. About a quarter of all households earn $3,000 or more each week.
17.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
25.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Geelong West, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 30%, followed by $650–$1,499 (25%) and Under $650 (18%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Geelong West splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (36%) and $650–$1,499 (32%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 25%.
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 West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20974/geelong-west/topic/income