$531 ▲ +39.4%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $381
- 2016: $476
- 2021: $531
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Murchison East · Suburb / Locality
Income in Murchison East
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly household incomes in Murchison East are far below the state and national figures. The typical household earns just $900 a week, which is $859 less than the Victorian average. This reflects a community where earnings are consistently lower than in most other areas.
$900
▲ +28.6%
- $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 Murchison East — lower than 90% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,583 a week, well below the national figure of $2,120. Individual earnings are also much lower than most areas, with the typical person bringing home $531 weekly.
$900 ▲ +28.6%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $700
- 2016: $971
- 2021: $900
Median total household income per week.
$1,583 ▲ +56.6%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,011
- 2016: $1,333
- 2021: $1,583
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
No households earn $3,000 or more per week, a figure far below the 22.7% seen across Victoria. This gap is mirrored in personal pay, as no one in the area earns $2,000 or more 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.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Murchison East splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (40%) and $650–$1,499 (40%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 21%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Murchison East, Under $650 is the majority at 63%; $650–$1,499 is next at 37%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Murchison East
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Murchison East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21833/murchison-east/topic/income