$575 —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $455
- 2021: $575
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Poowong East · Suburb / Locality
Income in Poowong East
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Nearly 43% of households in Poowong East earn between $1,500 and $2,999 a week. This is a place where typical incomes are generally lower than those found across Victoria and the rest of Australia.
$1,374
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- $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 Poowong East — lower than 62% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly personal income is $575, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of $805. Weekly household incomes are also well below the national average, typically sitting at $1,374.
$1,374 —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $900
- 2021: $1,374
Median total household income per week.
$1,812 —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $933
- 2021: $1,812
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 8.6% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the 22.6% national figure. Meanwhile, 28.6% of households earn under $650 weekly.
9.1%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
8.6%
Lower than 75% 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 Poowong East, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 47%, followed by Under $650 (31%) and $650–$1,499 (13%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Poowong East, Under $650 is the majority at 51%; $650–$1,499 is next at 24%.
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 Poowong East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22099/poowong-east/topic/income