Swan Hill · Suburb / Locality

Income in Swan Hill

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

Weekly household incomes in Swan Hill are well below the national figure, with a typical household earning $1,390. This is a lower-earning area compared to most other places, and it has a very small proportion of high-income earners.

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📍 Swan Hill, Suburb / Locality

Where Swan Hill sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,390 ▲ +56.9%
  • $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 Swan Hill — lower than 60% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Swan Hill$1,390
3585, VIC $1,394
Victoria $1,759
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

The typical family earns $1,802 a week, which is a little below the Victorian and national figures. Individual earnings are more consistent with the rest of the country, with a typical personal income of $754.

$754 ▲ +48.4%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $508
  • 2016: $604
  • 2021: $754

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

$1,390 ▲ +56.9%

Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $886
  • 2016: $1,098
  • 2021: $1,390

Median total household income per week.

$1,802 ▲ +58.2%

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $1,139
  • 2016: $1,407
  • 2021: $1,802

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

High earners are rare here, with only 12.4% of households making $3,000 or more weekly, far below the national figure of 22.6%. This gap is also seen in individual pay, where only 6.3% of people earn $2,000 or more each week.

Household income distribution

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Swan Hill splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (33%), with Under $650 at 21%.

Personal income distribution

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Swan Hill splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (43%) and $650–$1,499 (41%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 14%.

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 Swan Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22405/swan-hill/topic/income