$677 —
Lower than 83% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: $561
- 2021: $677
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Morwell (Eastern Victoria) · State Electorate
Income in Morwell (Eastern Victoria)
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Lower typical earnings mean that many residents in Morwell face a tighter budget for daily essentials. The typical weekly household income is $1,329, which is well below the national figure of $1,746. While incomes have risen since 2016, they remain much lower than in most other Australian areas.
$1,329
—
- $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 Morwell (Eastern Victoria) — lower than 86% of areas.
| Morwell (Eastern Victoria) | $1,329 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | $1,386 |
| Victoria | $1,759 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly family income in Morwell is $1,742, which is a little below the Victorian figure of $2,136. This reflects a wider trend in the area, as typical personal incomes of $677 are also much lower than in most other regions.
$1,329 —
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: $1,136
- 2021: $1,329
Median total household income per week.
$1,742 —
Lower than 78% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: $1,459
- 2021: $1,742
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here; only 14.3% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, which is well below the national figure of 22.6%. Most people earn under $650 a week, accounting for 43.9% of personal incomes.
8.3%
Lower than 67% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
14.3%
Lower than 78% of state electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Morwell (Eastern Victoria) splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (29%), with Under $650 at 23%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Morwell (Eastern Victoria), the largest group is Under $650 at 49%, followed by $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (16%).
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 Morwell (Eastern Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED25402/morwell/topic/income