$621 ▲ +39.9%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $444
- 2016: $497
- 2021: $621
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Murtoa · Suburb / Locality
Income in Murtoa
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings in Murtoa have remained low compared to both state and national levels. The typical household brings in just $1,007 a week, which is far below the Victorian figure of $1,759. This reflects a broader trend of lower incomes across the local community.
$1,007
▲ +26.7%
- $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 Murtoa — lower than 86% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,517, which is well below the Australian figure of $2,120. Personal earnings are also lower than most areas, with the typical person earning $621 a week.
$1,007 ▲ +26.7%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $795
- 2016: $911
- 2021: $1,007
Median total household income per week.
$1,517 ▲ +52.8%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $993
- 2016: $1,165
- 2021: $1,517
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 9.5% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, far below the 22.7% seen across Victoria. Nearly half of all people earn under $650 weekly.
5.4%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
9.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Murtoa splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (35%) and Under $650 (30%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 24%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Murtoa, Under $650 is the majority at 52%; $650–$1,499 is next at 33%.
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 Murtoa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21850/murtoa/topic/income