$656 ▲ +46.1%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $449
- 2016: $527
- 2021: $656
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Tongala · Suburb / Locality
Income in Tongala
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly incomes in Tongala are well below those seen across Victoria and Australia. The typical family earns $1,504 a week, which is over $600 less than the state and national figures. This reflects a community where most people earn considerably less than the typical Australian.
$1,220
▲ +46.3%
- $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 Tongala — lower than 74% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,220, which is well below the national figure of $1,746. Personal incomes are also lower than most areas, with the typical person earning $656 a week.
$1,220 ▲ +46.3%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $834
- 2016: $1,037
- 2021: $1,220
Median total household income per week.
$1,504 ▲ +42.8%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,053
- 2016: $1,325
- 2021: $1,504
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 8.3% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, far below the 22.7% seen in Victoria. This is mirrored in personal earnings, where only 3.9% of people make $2,000 or more weekly.
3.9%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
8.3%
Lower than 75% 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 Tongala, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 39%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (28%) and Under $650 (23%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Tongala, the largest group is Under $650 at 50%, followed by $650–$1,499 (39%) and $1,500–$2,999 (10%).
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 Tongala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22528/tongala/topic/income