$490 ▲ +34.6%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $364
- 2016: $437
- 2021: $490
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Heathcote · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Over half of all people in Heathcote earn less than $650 a week. This is a low-income area where typical earnings for families, households and individuals are all far below the state and national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Heathcote — lower than 89% of areas.
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly earnings are much lower than most areas, with the typical family bringing in $1,283 and the typical household earning $946. This is far below the Victorian household figure of $1,759.
$490 ▲ +34.6%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$946 ▲ +40.8%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,283 ▲ +60.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
Very few people earn high wages, as only 4.7% of residents make $2,000 or more a week. This is well below the Australian average of 12.5%.
4.7%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
7.3%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In Heathcote, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 39%, followed by Under $650 (31%) and $1,500–$2,999 (22%).
In Heathcote, Under $650 is the majority at 62%; $650–$1,499 is next at 27%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Heathcote [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21160/heathcote/topic/income