$606 ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 91% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $580
- 2016: $476
- 2021: $606
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Dandenong (South-Eastern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Income in Dandenong (South-Eastern Metropolitan)
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly incomes in Dandenong (South-Eastern Metropolitan) are much lower than most similar areas. The typical family earns $1,508 a week, which is well below the national figure. While earnings have risen since 2011, the area continues to struggle with significantly lower pay compared to the rest of Victoria.
$1,358
▲ +13.4%
- $1,000–$1,071: 6 areas
- $1,071–$1,143: 9 areas
- $1,143–$1,214: 18 areas
- $1,214–$1,286: 18 areas
- $1,286–$1,357: 23 areas
- $1,357–$1,429: 33 areas
- $1,429–$1,500: 32 areas
- $1,500–$1,571: 24 areas
- $1,571–$1,643: 26 areas
- $1,643–$1,714: 23 areas
- $1,714–$1,786: 33 areas
- $1,786–$1,857: 25 areas
- $1,857–$1,929: 19 areas
- $1,929–$2,000: 17 areas
- $2,000–$2,071: 25 areas
- $2,071–$2,143: 30 areas
- $2,143–$2,214: 12 areas
- $2,214–$2,286: 15 areas
- $2,286–$2,357: 10 areas
- $2,357–$2,429: 14 areas
- $2,429–$2,500: 5 areas
- $2,500–$2,571: 6 areas
- $2,571–$2,643: 2 areas
- $2,643–$2,714: 5 areas
- $2,714–$2,786: 0 areas
- $2,786–$2,857: 0 areas
- $2,857–$2,929: 0 areas
- $2,929–$3,000: 6 areas
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Dandenong (South-Eastern Metropolitan) — lower than 83% of areas.
| Dandenong (South-Eastern Metropolitan) | $1,358 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | $1,901 |
| Victoria | $1,759 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,358 a week, which is well below the Victorian figure of $1,759. Personal weekly income is among the lowest for similar areas at $606, though this has risen $26 since 2011.
$1,358 ▲ +13.4%
Lower than 83% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,198
- 2016: $1,101
- 2021: $1,358
Median total household income per week.
$1,508 ▲ +10.9%
Lower than 92% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,360
- 2016: $1,205
- 2021: $1,508
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 3.8% of people earning $2,000 or more a week—well below the national figure of 12.5%. Only 12.3% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly, which is far below the Australian average.
3.8%
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
12.3%
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Dandenong (South-Eastern Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (32%), with Under $650 at 21%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Dandenong (South-Eastern Metropolitan), Under $650 is the majority at 52%; $650–$1,499 is next at 36%.
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 Dandenong (South-Eastern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED22305/dandenong/topic/income