Upper Lurg · Suburb / Locality

Income in Upper Lurg

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

Weekly pay is generally lower in Upper Lurg than in most other parts of the country. The typical family earns $1,625 a week, which is well below the Victorian figure of $2,136.

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📍 Upper Lurg, Suburb / Locality

Where Upper Lurg sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,541
  • $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 Upper Lurg — higher than 50% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Upper Lurg$1,541
3673, VIC $1,351
Victoria $1,759
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

The typical person earns $632 a week, which is well below the national figure of $805. Households bring in a typical $1,541 weekly, a little below the Australian average of $1,746.

$632

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $511
  • 2021: $632

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

$1,541

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $966
  • 2021: $1,541

Median total household income per week.

$1,625

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $1,375
  • 2021: $1,625

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

High earners are rare here, with only 8.7% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, far below the 22.7% seen across Victoria. Nearly half of all people earn under $650 a week.

Household income distribution

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Upper Lurg splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (37%) and $1,500–$2,999 (37%), with Under $650 at 13%.

Personal income distribution

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In Upper Lurg, the largest group is Under $650 at 49%, followed by $650–$1,499 (31%) and $1,500–$2,999 (19%).

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 Upper Lurg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22616/upper-lurg/topic/income