$667 ▲ +53.0%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $436
- 2016: $505
- 2021: $667
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Thomson · Suburb / Locality
Income in Thomson
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A gap of over $600 in typical weekly household income separates Thomson from the Victorian average. This area sees much lower earnings than most other parts of the state, with a typical household bringing in just $1,126 a week.
$1,126
▲ +60.9%
- $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 Thomson — lower than 79% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly family income is $1,645, which is well below the national figure of $2,120. Personal earnings are also lower than most areas, with the typical person earning $667 a week.
$1,126 ▲ +60.9%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $700
- 2016: $813
- 2021: $1,126
Median total household income per week.
$1,645 ▲ +75.9%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $935
- 2016: $1,182
- 2021: $1,645
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, as only 7.5% of households earn $3,000 or more per week, far below the 22.7% seen across Victoria. This is reflected in the personal data, where 44.3% of people earn under $650 a week.
5.1%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
7.5%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Thomson splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (34%) and Under $650 (30%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 27%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Thomson, the largest group is Under $650 at 49%, followed by $650–$1,499 (38%) and $1,500–$2,999 (12%).
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 Thomson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22506/thomson/topic/income