$820 —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $412
- 2021: $820
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Main Lead · Suburb / Locality
Income in Main Lead
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much lower typical family and household incomes than most similar areas define Main Lead. While individual earnings are steady, the typical weekly family income of $1,187 is far below the Victorian figure of $2,136.
$1,062
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- $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 Main Lead — lower than 83% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly household income is $1,062, which is far below the national figure of $1,746. Interestingly, the typical personal income of $820 is higher than in most similar areas and about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
$1,062 —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $784
- 2021: $1,062
Median total household income per week.
$1,187 —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $941
- 2021: $1,187
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Income is spread across the lower and middle brackets, but no one in Main Lead earns $2,000 or more per week. This is far below the 12.5% national figure, with 38.9% of people earning under $650 weekly.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Main Lead splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (33%), with $3,000–$3,999 at 33%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Main Lead, the largest group is Under $650 at 41%, followed by $650–$1,499 (29%) and $1,500–$2,999 (29%).
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 Main Lead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21577/main-lead/topic/income