$514 ▲ +33.2%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $386
- 2016: $468
- 2021: $514
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Lakes Entrance · Suburb / Locality
Income in Lakes Entrance
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much lower incomes than most similar areas define Lakes Entrance, where the typical household earns just $866 a week. This is far below the national figure of $1,746, marking the area as one of the lowest earning spots in the region.
$866
▲ +24.8%
- $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 Lakes Entrance — lower than 92% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical family weekly income is $1,202, which is far below the Victorian figure of $2,136. Individual earnings are also low, with a typical person bringing in $514 a week, well below the national average of $805.
$866 ▲ +24.8%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $694
- 2016: $804
- 2021: $866
Median total household income per week.
$1,202 ▲ +37.7%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $873
- 2016: $1,084
- 2021: $1,202
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 5% of households making $3,000 or more a week, far below the 22.6% seen across Australia. This is reflected in the personal data, where 53.7% of people earn under $650 a week.
3.1%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
5.0%
Lower than 85% 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 Lakes Entrance, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 40%, followed by Under $650 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (21%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Lakes Entrance, Under $650 is the majority at 61%; $650–$1,499 is next at 30%.
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 Lakes Entrance [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21449/lakes-entrance/topic/income