$483 ▲ +30.5%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $370
- 2016: $461
- 2021: $483
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Lexton · Suburb / Locality
Income in Lexton
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes are $774 lower than the Victorian average in Lexton. This gap highlights a community where earnings are well below the figures for most other areas. Residents generally earn far less than the state and national typicals across all income measures.
$1,160
▲ +55.3%
- $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 Lexton — lower than 77% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household in Lexton earns $1,160 a week, which is well below the national figure of $1,746. Personal weekly income is also far below the Australian typical of $805, sitting at just $483.
$1,160 ▲ +55.3%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $747
- 2016: $777
- 2021: $1,160
Median total household income per week.
$1,362 ▲ +30.7%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,042
- 2016: $1,062
- 2021: $1,362
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 8.2% of households making $3,000 or more a week compared to 22.7% across Victoria. This is reflected in the personal income spread, where over half of all people earn under $650 a week.
3.7%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
8.2%
Lower than 76% 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 Lexton, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 40%, followed by Under $650 (25%) and $1,500–$2,999 (25%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Lexton, Under $650 is the majority at 57%; $650–$1,499 is next at 28%.
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 Lexton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21497/lexton/topic/income