$784 ▲ +38.8%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $565
- 2016: $642
- 2021: $784
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Portland West · Suburb / Locality
Income in Portland West
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much higher incomes than most similar areas define Portland West, where typical families bring in $2,264 a week. While individual earnings are about the same as the national figure, the area has a notable number of high-earning households.
$1,931
▲ +39.8%
- $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 West — higher than 72% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,931, which is a little above the Victorian and Australian figures. Personal income is around the middle for its level at $784 per week, mirroring state and national trends.
$1,931 ▲ +39.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,381
- 2016: $1,662
- 2021: $1,931
Median total household income per week.
$2,264 ▲ +33.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,697
- 2016: $1,864
- 2021: $2,264
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
A high proportion of residents earn well above average, with 27.1% of households making over $3,000 a week—well above the 22.6% national figure. This is consistent with the 15.3% of people who earn at least $2,000 weekly, a figure much higher than most areas.
15.3%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
27.1%
Higher than 77% 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 West, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 33%, followed by $650–$1,499 (27%) and $4,000 or more (15%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Portland West, the largest group is Under $650 at 46%, followed by $650–$1,499 (26%) and $1,500–$2,999 (23%).
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 West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22112/portland-west/topic/income