$564 ▲ +14.2%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $494
- 2016: $587
- 2021: $564
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
The Gurdies · Suburb / Locality
Income in The Gurdies
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings are notably low in The Gurdies, where the typical household brings in just $1,037. This is far below both the Victorian and national figures, suggesting a place where most residents live on modest budgets.
$1,037
▲ +24.0%
- $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 The Gurdies — lower than 85% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,468, which is well below the Australian figure of $2,120. Individual earnings are also much lower than most areas, with the typical person earning $564 a week.
$1,037 ▲ +24.0%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $836
- 2016: $991
- 2021: $1,037
Median total household income per week.
$1,468 ▲ +36.1%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,079
- 2016: $1,375
- 2021: $1,468
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
While 11.3% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, high-earning households are rare. Only 14.2% of homes earn $3,000 or more a week, which is well below the Victorian average of 22.7%.
11.3%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
14.2%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In The Gurdies, the largest group is Under $650 at 38%, followed by $650–$1,499 (28%) and $1,500–$2,999 (19%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In The Gurdies, Under $650 is the majority at 52%; $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 The Gurdies [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22498/the-gurdies/topic/income