$489 ▲ +16.4%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $420
- 2016: $475
- 2021: $489
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Port Welshpool · Suburb / Locality
Income in Port Welshpool
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical weekly household income of just $909 makes Port Welshpool one of the lowest earning areas in the region. Most residents live on modest means, with very few high earners compared to the rest of the state and country.
$909
▲ +59.5%
- $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 Port Welshpool — lower than 90% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly pay is far below state and national figures across the board. The typical family earns $1,187 a week, while the typical person earns $489, both of which are much lower than most areas.
$909 ▲ +59.5%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $570
- 2016: $830
- 2021: $909
Median total household income per week.
$1,187 ▲ +41.8%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $837
- 2016: $1,291
- 2021: $1,187
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 2.8% of households making $3,000 or more a week, far below the 22.7% seen in Victoria. Half of all individuals earn under $650 weekly.
3.9%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
2.8%
Lower than 91% 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 Port Welshpool, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 42%, followed by Under $650 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (22%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Port Welshpool, Under $650 is the majority at 58%; $650–$1,499 is next at 33%.
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 Port Welshpool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22108/port-welshpool/topic/income