$562 ▲ +10.2%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $510
- 2016: $443
- 2021: $562
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Wartook · Suburb / Locality
Income in Wartook
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay is significantly lower in Wartook than in most other parts of the country. The typical family earns $1,458 a week, which is well below the national figure of $2,120. This makes it an area where most people live on a much tighter budget than the average Australian.
$1,274
▲ +25.8%
- $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 Wartook — lower than 70% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly personal income is much lower than in most areas, with the typical person earning $562. This is well below the Victorian figure of $803 and the national figure of $805.
$1,274 ▲ +25.8%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,013
- 2016: $850
- 2021: $1,274
Median total household income per week.
$1,458 ▲ +29.6%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,125
- 2016: $1,125
- 2021: $1,458
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, as no households earn $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the 22.6% national average. Instead, 41.2% of people earn under $650 a week.
7.1%
Lower than 56% 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 →In Wartook, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 42%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (32%) and Under $650 (26%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Wartook, the largest group is Under $650 at 48%, followed by $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (18%).
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 Wartook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22713/wartook/topic/income