$440 ▲ +38.8%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $317
- 2016: $395
- 2021: $440
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Golden Beach · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings in Golden Beach have remained far below state and national figures since 2011. The typical household income is just $714, reflecting an area where most residents live on a modest budget.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Golden Beach — lower than 98% of areas.
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family incomes are among the lowest in the region at $976, which is far below the Victorian figure of $2,136. Personal weekly earnings are also very low, with a typical person earning $440 compared to $805 nationally.
$440 ▲ +38.8%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$714 ▲ +32.5%
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$976 ▲ +39.4%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
Very few households earn $3,000 or more a week, at just 3.3%, which is far below the 22.7% seen across Victoria. This is reflected in the breakdown, where 46.2% of all households earn under $650 a week.
3.8%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
3.3%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In Golden Beach, the largest group is Under $650 at 48%, followed by $650–$1,499 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (13%).
In Golden Beach, Under $650 is the majority at 72%; $650–$1,499 is next at 20%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Golden Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21054/golden-beach/topic/income