$389 —
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $474
- 2021: $389
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Powlett Plains · Suburb / Locality
Income in Powlett Plains
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay is significantly lower than usual in Powlett Plains, where the typical household earns just $900. This is far below the national figure, creating a local economy defined by low incomes across the board.
$900
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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 Powlett Plains — lower than 90% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,375 a week, which is well below the Victorian figure. Individual earnings are among the lowest in the country, with the usual person bringing in only $389 weekly.
$900 —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $725
- 2021: $900
Median total household income per week.
$1,375 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,087
- 2021: $1,375
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Half of all residents earn under $650 a week, and no one in the area earns $2,000 or more. This lack of high earners is far below the 12.5% seen across Australia.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Powlett Plains, $650–$1,499 is the majority at 100%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Powlett Plains, Under $650 is the majority at 68%; $650–$1,499 is next at 16%.
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 Powlett Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22117/powlett-plains/topic/income