$465 ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $445
- 2016: $414
- 2021: $465
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Watchem · Suburb / Locality
Income in Watchem
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much lower incomes than most similar areas define Watchem, where the typical weekly household earns just $1,031. This is far below the Victorian figure of $1,759 and the national average. The area lacks high earners, with no one reported as earning $2,000 or more per week.
$1,031
▲ +22.0%
- $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 Watchem — lower than 85% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,231 and personal income is $465, both of which are far below the figures for Victoria and Australia. These amounts are among the lowest seen in similar areas.
$1,031 ▲ +22.0%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $845
- 2016: $604
- 2021: $1,031
Median total household income per week.
$1,231 ▲ +10.4%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,115
- 2016: $1,041
- 2021: $1,231
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
There is a significant gap in high earners, with 0.0% of households making $3,000 or more a week compared to 22.7% in Victoria. Instead, 74% of households in Watchem earn under $1,500 weekly.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Watchem, $650–$1,499 is the majority at 51%; Under $650 is next at 39%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Watchem, Under $650 is the majority at 72%; $650–$1,499 is next at 20%.
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 Watchem [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22714/watchem/topic/income