$450 ▲ +2.5%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $439
- 2016: $420
- 2021: $450
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Howqua Inlet · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical weekly household income of just $695 makes Howqua Inlet one of the lowest earning areas in the region. This is far below the national figure of $1,746. Incomes across the community are generally very low compared to both the state and the rest of Australia.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Howqua Inlet — lower than 98% of areas.
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly pay is far below the state and national figures across the board. The typical family earns $1,124, while the usual personal weekly income is $450, both of which are among the lowest for similar areas.
$450 ▲ +2.5%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$695 ▼ -32.1%
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,124 ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
No households in the area earn $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the Victorian average of 22.7%. Most people here earn under $650 weekly, and only 5.5% of residents make $2,000 or more per week.
5.5%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In Howqua Inlet, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 44%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (33%) and Under $650 (22%).
In Howqua Inlet, Under $650 is the majority at 78%; $650–$1,499 is next at 16%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Howqua Inlet [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21213/howqua-inlet/topic/income