$624 —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $350
- 2021: $624
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Watchupga · Suburb / Locality
Income in Watchupga
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Almost 30% of people in Watchupga earn under $650 a week, reflecting an area where incomes are very low. The typical weekly family income of $1,187 is far below both the state and national figures.
$966
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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 Watchupga — lower than 88% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly pay for families is much lower than most areas, with a typical household earning $966. This is far below the Victorian figure of $1,759, while the usual personal income of $624 is well below the national average.
$966 —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,093
- 2021: $966
Median total household income per week.
$1,187 —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,062
- 2021: $1,187
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
No one in the area earns $2,000 or more per week, which is far below the 12.5% national figure. This lack of high earners is reflected in the breakdown, where 0.0% of residents earn $3,000 or more 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.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Watchupga, $650–$1,499 is the majority at 100%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Watchupga splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (36%) and $650–$1,499 (36%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 29%.
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 Watchupga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22716/watchupga/topic/income