$550 ▲ +32.5%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $415
- 2016: $516
- 2021: $550
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Penshurst · Suburb / Locality
Income in Penshurst
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A gap of over $700 separates the typical weekly household income in Penshurst from the state and national figures. This is a low-income area where typical weekly family earnings are just $1,375, which is much lower than most similar areas.
$1,014
▲ +12.3%
- $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 Penshurst — lower than 86% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,014, far below the Victoria figure of $1,759. Personal earnings are also much lower than most areas, with the typical person earning $550 a week.
$1,014 ▲ +12.3%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $903
- 2016: $1,043
- 2021: $1,014
Median total household income per week.
$1,375 ▲ +31.3%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,047
- 2016: $1,318
- 2021: $1,375
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 6.3% of households bringing in $3,000 or more a week, far below the national 22.6%. Most people earn under $650 weekly, accounting for 52.1% of personal incomes.
4.8%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
6.3%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Penshurst, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 40%, followed by Under $650 (28%) and $1,500–$2,999 (25%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Penshurst, Under $650 is the majority at 57%; $650–$1,499 is next at 28%.
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 Penshurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22056/penshurst/topic/income