$614 ▲ +30.1%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $472
- 2016: $517
- 2021: $614
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Macarthur · Suburb / Locality
Income in Macarthur
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings in Macarthur (Vic.) have remained notably low compared to the rest of the state. The typical family here earns $1,449 a week, which is well below the Victorian figure. This reflects a broader trend where most residents earn significantly less than the national average.
$1,059
▲ +28.8%
- $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 Macarthur — lower than 83% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household income is $1,059 per week, which is far below the Australian figure of $1,746. Similarly, the typical personal weekly income is $614, well below the national figure of $805.
$1,059 ▲ +28.8%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $822
- 2016: $980
- 2021: $1,059
Median total household income per week.
$1,449 ▲ +41.4%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,025
- 2016: $1,181
- 2021: $1,449
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare in this area; only 6.8% of households earn over $3,000 a week, which is far below the Victorian rate of 22.7%. This gap is reflected in personal earnings, where just 3.5% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly.
3.5%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
6.8%
Lower than 80% 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 Macarthur, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 42%, followed by Under $650 (25%) and $1,500–$2,999 (25%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Macarthur, Under $650 is the majority at 54%; $650–$1,499 is next at 36%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Macarthur [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21560/macarthur/topic/income