$537 —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $687
- 2021: $537
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Yarpturk · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay for residents in Yarpturk has remained consistently low compared to other regions. The typical family here earns just $1,125 a week, which is far below the Victorian figure of $2,136. This gap highlights a community where most people live on significantly lower incomes than the state and national averages.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Yarpturk — lower than 79% of areas.
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,124, which is well below the same figure for Victoria and Australia. Personal earnings are also much lower than most areas, with the typical person earning $537 a week.
$537 —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,124 —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,125 —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 9.7% of households making $3,000 or more a week, far below the 22.7% seen across Victoria. This is reflected in personal pay, where nearly half of all people earn under $650 weekly.
5.5%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
9.7%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In Yarpturk, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 33%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (28%) and Under $650 (22%).
In Yarpturk, Under $650 is the majority at 53%; $650–$1,499 is next at 35%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Yarpturk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22909/yarpturk/topic/income