$515 ▲ +28.1%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $402
- 2016: $466
- 2021: $515
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Wonthaggi · Suburb / Locality
Income in Wonthaggi
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings in Wonthaggi are far below the state and national figures, which means residents generally have much less spending money than people in other parts of the country. Typical household income is just $852 a week, putting the area among the lowest for this measure.
$852
▲ +26.2%
- $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 Wonthaggi — lower than 92% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,240, which is far below the Victorian figure of $2,136. Personal earnings follow a similar pattern, with the typical person in Wonthaggi earning $515 a week, well below the national figure of $805.
$852 ▲ +26.2%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $675
- 2016: $758
- 2021: $852
Median total household income per week.
$1,240 ▲ +28.4%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $966
- 2016: $1,092
- 2021: $1,240
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Very few people earn high incomes here, with only 3.6% of residents bringing in $2,000 or more weekly. This is well below the 12.5% national figure, and only 5.1% of households earn $3,000 or more a week.
3.6%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
5.1%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Wonthaggi splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (38%) and Under $650 (36%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 21%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Wonthaggi, Under $650 is the majority at 62%; $650–$1,499 is next at 28%.
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 Wonthaggi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22829/wonthaggi/topic/income