$617 ▲ +30.7%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $472
- 2016: $520
- 2021: $617
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Portland · Suburb / Locality
Income in Portland
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Lower than most similar areas, typical incomes in Portland are well below state and national figures. The typical household earns $1,146 a week, which is $600 less than the Australian average. This reflects a broader trend across the town where most residents earn significantly less than those in the rest of Victoria.
$1,146
▲ +27.6%
- $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 Portland — lower than 78% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly pay is low across the board, with typical personal income at $617, well below the $805 national figure. Family incomes are also much lower than most areas, sitting at $1,486 per week.
$1,146 ▲ +27.6%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $898
- 2016: $1,008
- 2021: $1,146
Median total household income per week.
$1,486 ▲ +25.6%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,183
- 2016: $1,304
- 2021: $1,486
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, as only 9.3% of households make $3,000 or more weekly, which is far below the 22.6% Australian average. This gap is clear in the personal data, where 47.9% of people earn under $650 a week.
6.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
9.3%
Lower than 73% 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 Portland, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 36%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (28%) and Under $650 (26%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Portland, Under $650 is the majority at 52%; $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 Portland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22110/portland/topic/income