$721 ▲ +40.3%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $514
- 2016: $607
- 2021: $721
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Golden Square · Suburb / Locality
Income in Golden Square
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
About 42% of people in Golden Square earn under $650 a week. This is an area where incomes are generally lower than in other similar places, with typical household earnings sitting well below the national figure.
$1,344
▲ +44.5%
- $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 Golden Square — lower than 64% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,344 a week, which is well below the national figure of $1,746. Weekly family income is also a little below the Australian average at $1,715, while typical personal earnings are $721.
$1,344 ▲ +44.5%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $930
- 2016: $1,128
- 2021: $1,344
Median total household income per week.
$1,715 ▲ +47.6%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,162
- 2016: $1,401
- 2021: $1,715
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than in most areas; only 12.1% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly, which is far below the Victorian figure of 22.7%. Similarly, people earning over $2,000 a week are well below the national average at just 6.3%.
6.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
12.1%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Golden Square splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (36%) and $1,500–$2,999 (32%), with Under $650 at 20%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Golden Square, the largest group is Under $650 at 46%, followed by $650–$1,499 (38%) and $1,500–$2,999 (15%).
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 Golden Square [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21058/golden-square/topic/income