$714 ▲ +39.2%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $513
- 2016: $537
- 2021: $714
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Great Western · Suburb / Locality
Income in Great Western
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay has remained steady in Great Western, where typical family incomes sit at $1,859. This is a modest area where earnings are generally a little below the Victorian and national figures.
$1,474
▲ +44.4%
- $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 Great Western — lower than 54% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly household income is $1,474, which is a little below the national figure of $1,746. Personal weekly pay is also slightly lower than the state average at $714.
$1,474 ▲ +44.4%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,021
- 2016: $1,075
- 2021: $1,474
Median total household income per week.
$1,859 ▲ +34.3%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,384
- 2016: $1,410
- 2021: $1,859
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here, with only 15.9% of households making $3,000 or more a week, which is well below the 22.6% national figure. However, the 11.6% of people earning over $2,000 weekly is higher than most similar areas.
11.6%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
15.9%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Great Western splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (32%) and $650–$1,499 (28%), with Under $650 at 23%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Great Western, the largest group is Under $650 at 44%, followed by $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (18%).
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 Great Western [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21098/great-western/topic/income