$739 ▲ +30.1%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $568
- 2016: $610
- 2021: $739
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Simpson · Suburb / Locality
Income in Simpson
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Only 5.2% of people in Simpson earn $2,000 or more a week, which is well below the national figure. This makes the town a place where typical incomes are slightly lower than state and national averages, with very few high earners.
$1,566
▲ +36.1%
- $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 Simpson — higher than 52% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,820, which is a little below the Victorian average of $2,136. Household and personal weekly incomes also sit slightly below national figures, though personal income is about the same as the state average.
$1,566 ▲ +36.1%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,151
- 2016: $1,224
- 2021: $1,566
Median total household income per week.
$1,820 ▲ +41.5%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,286
- 2016: $1,384
- 2021: $1,820
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High-income households are rare here, with only 11.9% earning $3,000 or more a week, far below the 22.6% seen across Australia. Most residents earn between $650 and $2,999 per week.
5.2%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
11.9%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Simpson splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (38%) and $650–$1,499 (36%), with Under $650 at 13%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Simpson, the largest group is Under $650 at 45%, followed by $650–$1,499 (39%) and $1,500–$2,999 (13%).
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 Simpson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22283/simpson/topic/income