$549 ▲ +38.3%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $397
- 2016: $467
- 2021: $549
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Whittington · Suburb / Locality
Income in Whittington
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Low earning levels have remained a steady feature of Whittington, where the typical weekly household income is just $959. This figure is far below both the Victorian and national averages, marking the area as one of the lowest-earning spots in the region.
$959
▲ +27.9%
- $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 Whittington — lower than 88% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly family incomes are much lower than most areas at $1,245, which is far below the Victorian figure of $2,136. Typical personal weekly pay is also well below the national average, sitting at $549.
$959 ▲ +27.9%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $750
- 2016: $795
- 2021: $959
Median total household income per week.
$1,245 ▲ +35.0%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $922
- 2016: $1,053
- 2021: $1,245
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here; only 4.9% of households make $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the 22.7% seen across Victoria. Nearly half of all individuals earn under $650 weekly.
2.2%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
4.9%
Lower than 85% 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 Whittington, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 40%, followed by Under $650 (32%) and $1,500–$2,999 (23%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Whittington, Under $650 is the majority at 58%; $650–$1,499 is next at 34%.
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 Whittington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22774/whittington/topic/income