$635 ▲ +29.9%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $489
- 2016: $541
- 2021: $635
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Smiths Beach · Suburb / Locality
Income in Smiths Beach
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Lower than usual weekly earnings shape daily life in Smiths Beach, where typical household incomes sit well below state and national figures. Most residents earn significantly less than the average Australian, with typical weekly family incomes reaching $1,625.
$1,181
▲ +44.0%
- $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 Smiths Beach — lower than 76% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,181, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Victorian figure of $1,759. Personal incomes are also low, with the typical person earning $635 a week.
$1,181 ▲ +44.0%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $820
- 2016: $907
- 2021: $1,181
Median total household income per week.
$1,625 ▲ +75.9%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $924
- 2016: $1,166
- 2021: $1,625
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, as only 9.8% of households make $3,000 or more a week, far below the 22.7% seen across Victoria. This is reflected in the personal income spread, where nearly half of all residents earn under $650 weekly.
9.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
9.8%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Smiths Beach splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (33%) and $650–$1,499 (33%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 23%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Smiths Beach, Under $650 is the majority at 51%; $650–$1,499 is next at 31%.
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 Smiths Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22294/smiths-beach/topic/income