$575 ▲ +38.6%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $415
- 2016: $491
- 2021: $575
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Portarlington · Suburb / Locality
Income in Portarlington
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much lower incomes than most similar areas define Portarlington, where the typical household earns just $1,064 a week. This figure is far below both the Victorian and national averages, reflecting a community with significantly lower typical earnings across families and individuals.
$1,064
▲ +37.3%
- $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 Portarlington — lower than 83% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly family income is well below the national figure, with a typical amount of $1,390. Individual earnings are also low, with the typical person in Portarlington bringing in $575 a week, which is well below the $805 seen across Australia.
$1,064 ▲ +37.3%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $775
- 2016: $892
- 2021: $1,064
Median total household income per week.
$1,390 ▲ +45.7%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $954
- 2016: $1,187
- 2021: $1,390
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, as only 10.7% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, far below the 22.6% national average. This gap is reflected in personal earnings, where nearly half of all residents earn under $650 weekly.
7.2%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
10.7%
Lower than 68% 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 Portarlington, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 37%, followed by Under $650 (28%) and $1,500–$2,999 (23%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Portarlington, Under $650 is the majority at 56%; $650–$1,499 is next at 29%.
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 Portarlington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22109/portarlington/topic/income