$560 ▲ +36.6%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $410
- 2016: $473
- 2021: $560
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
St Arnaud · Suburb / Locality
Income in St Arnaud
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much lower incomes than most similar areas define St Arnaud, where the typical household earns just $920 a week. This is far below both the Victorian and national figures, reflecting a community with very few high earners.
$920
▲ +26.9%
- $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 St Arnaud — lower than 90% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly family income is $1,325, which is well below the Victorian average of $2,136. Personal earnings are also much lower than most areas, with the usual person earning $560 a week compared to $805 nationally.
$920 ▲ +26.9%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $725
- 2016: $814
- 2021: $920
Median total household income per week.
$1,325 ▲ +41.9%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $934
- 2016: $1,135
- 2021: $1,325
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Very few people earn high wages here; only 3.8% make $2,000 or more weekly, which is well below the national figure of 12.5%. This gap is seen in households too, as only 6.9% earn $3,000 or more a week, far below the 22.6% across Australia.
3.8%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
6.9%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →St Arnaud splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (38%) and Under $650 (35%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 20%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In St Arnaud, Under $650 is the majority at 56%; $650–$1,499 is next at 33%.
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 St Arnaud [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22334/st-arnaud/topic/income