$1,562 —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $612
- 2021: $1,562
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Watsons Creek · Suburb / Locality
Income in Watsons Creek
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Nearly half of all people in Watsons Creek earn between $1,500 and $2,999 a week. This reflects a very wealthy area where typical weekly household and family incomes of $3,750 are far above the figures for Victoria and Australia.
$3,750
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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 Watsons Creek — higher than 99% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly personal income is $1,562, which is far above the $805 national figure. Both typical family and household incomes are also among the highest for similar areas, sitting far above state and national levels.
$3,750 —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $3,749
- 2021: $3,750
Median total household income per week.
$3,750 —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $4,249
- 2021: $3,750
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
About 27.9% of people earn $2,000 or more a week, a figure far above the 12.5% seen across Australia. However, the 14.3% of households earning $3,000 or more weekly is well below the national average of 22.6%.
27.9%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
14.3%
Lower than 55% 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 Watsons Creek, $4,000 or more is the majority at 100%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Watsons Creek, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 47%, followed by Under $650 (30%) and $3,000 or more (14%).
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 Watsons Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22723/watsons-creek/topic/income