$687 —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $493
- 2021: $687
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Tongio · Suburb / Locality
Income in Tongio
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Around 35% of households in Tongio earn between $650 and $1,499 a week. This is a low-income area where typical family earnings are well below the national figure, though a small group of high earners stands out against the same trend.
$1,281
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- $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 Tongio — lower than 69% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,416, which is well below the Victorian figure of $2,136. Household and personal incomes are also lower than most areas, with the usual person earning $687 a week.
$1,281 —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,062
- 2021: $1,281
Median total household income per week.
$1,416 —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,104
- 2021: $1,416
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
While no households here earn $3,000 or more a week, 17% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, which is well above the national figure. This creates a sharp gap between a few high-earning individuals and the broader community.
17.0%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Tongio splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (42%) and $1,500–$2,999 (42%), with Under $650 at 16%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Tongio, the largest group is Under $650 at 40%, followed by $650–$1,499 (28%) and $1,500–$2,999 (23%).
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 Tongio [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22530/tongio/topic/income