Sailors Falls · Suburb / Locality

Income in Sailors Falls

What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.

Weekly personal incomes in Sailors Falls are far below the national figure, with a typical person earning just $491. This reflects a broader trend across the area where typical household and family incomes are well below both the Victorian and Australian averages.

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📍 Sailors Falls, Suburb / Locality

Where Sailors Falls sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,208
  • $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 Sailors Falls — lower than 74% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Sailors Falls$1,208
3461, VIC $1,369
Victoria $1,759
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

Typical weekly household income is $1,208, which is lower than most areas and well below the Victorian figure of $1,759. Families here earn a typical $1,625 a week, also well below the state and national averages.

$491

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $479
  • 2021: $491

Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.

$1,208

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $833
  • 2021: $1,208

Median total household income per week.

$1,625

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $1,125
  • 2021: $1,625

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

While 20% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, high individual earners are rare; only 4.3% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, which is well below the national figure of 12.5%.

Household income distribution

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Sailors Falls splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (29%) and $650–$1,499 (25%), with Under $650 at 21%.

Personal income distribution

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In Sailors Falls, Under $650 is the majority at 61%; $650–$1,499 is next at 34%.

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 Sailors Falls [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22223/sailors-falls/topic/income