Paradise Beach · Suburb / Locality

Income in Paradise Beach

What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.

Weekly household incomes in Paradise Beach are far below the national figure, with a typical home bringing in just $718. This gap highlights a community where earnings are among the lowest for similar areas. Most residents live on modest means, with very few high-income earners in the area.

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📍 Paradise Beach, Suburb / Locality

Where Paradise Beach sits — Median household income (weekly)

$718 —
  • $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 Paradise Beach — lower than 97% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Paradise Beach$718
3851, VIC $1,120
Victoria $1,759
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

The typical family earns $1,024 a week, which is far below the Victorian figure of $2,136. Personal incomes are also much lower than most areas, with the usual person earning $477 weekly compared to $805 nationally.

$477 —

Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $410
  • 2021: $477

Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.

$718 —

Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $656
  • 2021: $718

Median total household income per week.

$1,024 —

Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $776
  • 2021: $1,024

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

No households earn $3,000 or more a week, a result far below the 22.7% seen across Victoria. This lack of high earners is reflected in the personal data, where only 2.5% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly.

Household income distribution

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Paradise Beach splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (44%) and $650–$1,499 (43%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 13%.

Personal income distribution

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In Paradise Beach, Under $650 is the majority at 65%; $650–$1,499 is next at 25%.

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 Paradise Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22034/paradise-beach/topic/income