$575 —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $474
- 2021: $575
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Rathscar West · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly paychecks are generally much smaller in Rathscar West, where the typical family earns $1,249. This is far below the Victorian figure of $2,136, though a small group of very high earners exists alongside those on lower incomes.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Rathscar West — lower than 62% of areas.
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly household income is $1,375, which is well below the national figure of $1,746. Personal weekly earnings are also much lower than most areas at $575.
$575 —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,375 —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,249 —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
While 80% of people earn under $650 a week, 16% earn $2,000 or more. This share of high earners is well above the Victorian average of 12.3%.
16.0%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
In Rathscar West, $650–$1,499 is the majority at 100%.
In Rathscar West, Under $650 is the majority at 74%; $3,000 or more is next at 15%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Rathscar West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22140/rathscar-west/topic/income