Lowan (Western Victoria) · State Electorate

Income in Lowan (Western Victoria)

What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.

Forty-two percent of people in Lowan earn under $650 a week, the most common personal income bracket for the area. This reflects a place where typical incomes are much lower than most other areas, though earnings have risen across the board since 2016.

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📍 Lowan (Western Victoria), State Electorate

Where Lowan (Western Victoria) sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,268
  • $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 Lowan (Western Victoria) — lower than 90% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Lowan (Western Victoria)$1,268
Rest of Vic. $1,386
Victoria $1,759
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

The typical household earns $1,268 a week, which is well below the Victoria figure of $1,759. This is consistent with typical personal income being a little below the national figure, at $710 per week.

$710

Lower than 75% of state electorate areas.

  • 2016: $567
  • 2021: $710

Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.

$1,268

Lower than 90% of state electorate areas.

  • 2016: $1,015
  • 2021: $1,268

Median total household income per week.

$1,710

Lower than 81% of state electorate areas.

  • 2016: $1,332
  • 2021: $1,710

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

High earners are rare here; only 11.8% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the 22.6% national average. However, this proportion has risen since 2016, when it was only 5.7%.

Household income distribution

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In Lowan (Western Victoria), the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 35%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (29%) and Under $650 (23%).

Personal income distribution

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In Lowan (Western Victoria), the largest group is Under $650 at 46%, followed by $650–$1,499 (37%) and $1,500–$2,999 (14%).

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 Lowan (Western Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED24408/lowan/topic/income