$1,149 ▲ +102.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $568
- 2016: $581
- 2021: $1,149
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Paraparap · Suburb / Locality
Income in Paraparap
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Some of the highest incomes in the region are found in Paraparap, where typical weekly family earnings reach $2,874. This is well above the national figure, marking the area as a high-earning pocket of the Surf Coast.
$2,312
▲ +52.2%
- $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 Paraparap — higher than 87% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $2,312, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Victorian figure of $1,759. Personal earnings follow this trend, with the typical person earning $1,149 a week.
$2,312 ▲ +52.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,519
- 2016: $1,212
- 2021: $2,312
Median total household income per week.
$2,874 ▲ +71.8%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,673
- 2016: $1,437
- 2021: $2,874
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 20.3% of people making over $2,000 a week, well above the 12.5% national average. Similarly, 28.6% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly, a figure much higher than most other areas.
20.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
28.6%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Paraparap splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (25%) and $1,500–$2,999 (21%), with $4,000 or more at 21%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Paraparap splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and Under $650 (32%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 26%.
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 Paraparap [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22035/paraparap/topic/income