$537 —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $762
- 2021: $537
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Shays Flat · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Low weekly earnings shape daily life in Shays Flat, where typical household incomes are far below state and national levels. The typical family earns just $824 a week, marking this as one of the lowest-earning areas in the region.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Shays Flat — lower than 99% of areas.
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $575, which is far below the Victorian figure of $1,759. Similarly, the usual personal weekly income of $537 is well below the national average of $805.
$537 —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$575 —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$824 —
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
The most common household income distribution is Under $650 at 0%, ahead of $650–$1,499 (0%).
In Shays Flat, Under $650 is the majority at 100%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Shays Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22267/shays-flat/topic/income