$489 ▲ +25.7%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $389
- 2016: $444
- 2021: $489
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Orbost · Suburb / Locality
Income in Orbost
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Typical weekly household incomes in Orbost are just $785, which is among the lowest across the country. This puts the town far below both the Victorian and national figures. Residents generally earn much less than people in most other similar areas.
$785
▲ +14.9%
- $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 Orbost — lower than 95% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,129 a week, which is far below the Victorian figure of $2,136. Personal weekly incomes are also much lower than most areas, sitting at $489.
$785 ▲ +14.9%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $683
- 2016: $718
- 2021: $785
Median total household income per week.
$1,129 ▲ +25.7%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $898
- 2016: $955
- 2021: $1,129
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 4% of households making $3,000 or more weekly, compared to 22.7% in Victoria. Over half of all people earn less than $650 per week.
2.9%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
4.0%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Orbost splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (39%) and Under $650 (39%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 17%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Orbost, Under $650 is the majority at 64%; $650–$1,499 is next at 27%.
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 Orbost [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22014/orbost/topic/income