$622 ▲ +46.4%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $425
- 2016: $536
- 2021: $622
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Heywood · Suburb / Locality
Income in Heywood
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings in Heywood are significantly lower than in most other Australian towns. The typical household brings in $1,077 a week, which is far below the national figure of $1,746. This gap across all income types suggests a community where few people earn high wages.
$1,077
▲ +39.7%
- $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 Heywood — lower than 82% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly personal income is $622, which is well below the $805 national average. Family and household incomes also sit well below those in Victoria and Australia, with typical families earning $1,553 a week.
$1,077 ▲ +39.7%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $771
- 2016: $961
- 2021: $1,077
Median total household income per week.
$1,553 ▲ +44.5%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,075
- 2016: $1,353
- 2021: $1,553
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, as only 8.7% of households make $3,000 or more weekly, far below the 22.6% national figure. Similarly, only 4.9% of people earn $2,000 or more a week, which is well below the Australian average.
4.9%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
8.7%
Lower 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 Heywood, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 36%, followed by Under $650 (28%) and $1,500–$2,999 (26%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Heywood, Under $650 is the majority at 52%; $650–$1,499 is next at 34%.
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 Heywood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21181/heywood/topic/income