$459 ▼ -13.9%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $533
- 2016: $458
- 2021: $459
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Woorarra West · Suburb / Locality
Income in Woorarra West
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings in Woorarra West have fallen behind state and national figures, with the typical household now bringing in just $924. This is a low-income area where the vast majority of people earn less than $650 a week.
$924
▼ -14.3%
- $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 Woorarra West — lower than 89% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household incomes are far below the Victorian figure of $1,759. Personal earnings are also among the lowest for similar areas, with the typical person earning $459 a week, which is far below the national figure of $805.
$924 ▼ -14.3%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,078
- 2016: $769
- 2021: $924
Median total household income per week.
$933 ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,050
- 2016: $1,312
- 2021: $933
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Income is heavily skewed toward the bottom end, as 71.7% of people earn under $650 a week. Only 6.5% of residents earn $2,000 or more weekly, which is well below the 12.5% seen across Australia.
6.5%
Lower than 59% 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 Woorarra West, $650–$1,499 is the majority at 77%; Under $650 is next at 23%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Woorarra West, Under $650 is the majority at 85%; $650–$1,499 is next at 8%.
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 Woorarra West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22855/woorarra-west/topic/income